Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Nobility is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Nobility is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR EUROPE. "At last!" "Hurrah!" The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool. On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Nobility is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “"Hurrah!"”
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading “The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.”
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading “On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.”
a vagrant
From this reading “The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.”
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading “On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At last!"
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
half the width of an em
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading OFF FOR EUROPE.
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR EUROPE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
a victory cheer
From this reading "Hurrah!"
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
immediately past
From this reading "At last!"
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR EUROPE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
a vagrant
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations recorded above.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The tramp steamer "Eagle" swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool.
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