Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Fun is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Fun is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TEST OF NERVE. Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word. He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter. “Great!” they cried; “simply great! Give us more!
Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Fun is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.”
past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading “He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.”
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
From this reading “He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “A TEST OF NERVE.”
held in check with difficulty
From this reading “He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “A TEST OF NERVE.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.”
In this reading “Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.”
In this reading “He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.”
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 A TEST OF NERVE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
any thing at all
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Great!” they cried; “simply great!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give us more!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Great!” they cried; “simply great!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
the sound of laughing
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Give us more!
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
express in words
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
and nothing more
From this reading “Great!” they cried; “simply great!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
held in check with difficulty
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
trying something to find out about it
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Great!” they cried; “simply great!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give us more!
under normal conditions
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
at the time that
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
during the time that
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He choked and strangled and coughed, while the students hammered on the table and shouted with laughter.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Jack Ready usually had something to say when anything happened, but now he could not say a word.
Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Fun by Burt L. Standish holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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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