Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell's Fun is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell's Fun is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK READY’S TURN. “Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously. “I’ll not go with ye! Have you not done enough? You have stained my hands with human blood!
Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell's Fun is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “You have stained my hands with human blood!”
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading ““Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading ““Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.”
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading ““Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.”
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading ““Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “You have stained my hands with human blood!”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading ““Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.”
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading “You have stained my hands with human blood!”
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In this reading “You have stained my hands with human blood!”
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From this reading “Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading You have stained my hands with human blood!
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Have you not done enough?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Have you not done enough?
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading “Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I’ll not go with ye!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading You have stained my hands with human blood!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you not done enough?
characteristic of humanity
From this reading You have stained my hands with human blood!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll not go with ye!
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK READY’S TURN.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You have stained my hands with human blood!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’ll not go with ye!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK READY’S TURN.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading You have stained my hands with human blood!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Avaunt, foul creatures!” shrieked the freshman furiously.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading JACK READY’S TURN.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’ll not go with ye!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I’ll not go with ye!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you not done enough?
Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell's Fun by Burt L. Standish holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 14 holds 143 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Fun, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell's Fun by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 143 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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