Chapter 34 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REVELATION OF A SECRET. The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room. Merry carried her in his arms. “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed. “I am afraid I can’t.”
Chapter 34 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.”
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
in a gradual manner
From this reading ““Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Merry carried her in his arms.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “THE REVELATION OF A SECRET.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.”
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In this reading “The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.”
a youthful female person
In this reading ““Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.”
In this reading “The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.”
In this reading ““Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE REVELATION OF A SECRET.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I am afraid I can’t.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am afraid I can’t.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Merry carried her in his arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am afraid I can’t.”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Merry carried her in his arms.
dearly loved
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
a young female
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Merry carried her in his arms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Merry carried her in his arms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am afraid I can’t.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Merry carried her in his arms.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REVELATION OF A SECRET.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading THE REVELATION OF A SECRET.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE REVELATION OF A SECRET.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REVELATION OF A SECRET.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old engineer fell into a sleep or a stupor in a short time, and little Nell, exhausted, was taken to the bed in Frank’s room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now you must sleep and rest, dear little girl,” said Frank, as he placed her gently on the bed.
Chapter 34 of Frank Merriwell's First Job by Burt L. Standish holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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