Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RASCALS FALL OUT. "Stop!" The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it. "Let go!" "No!"
Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.”
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.”
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading “The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.”
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “RASCALS FALL OUT.”
possessive form of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.”
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.
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the hand that is on the left side of the body
In this reading “The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.”
In this reading “The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.”
have a breach in relations
In this reading “RASCALS FALL OUT.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading RASCALS FALL OUT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let go!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let go!"
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
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From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
not any; not one
From this reading "No!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading RASCALS FALL OUT.
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading RASCALS FALL OUT.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
possessive form of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Stop!"
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading The word came from Mazarin's lips, and the little man's left hand shot out and caught Sport's wrist, checking the murderous stroke, if Harris really meant to deliver it.
Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company by Burt L. Standish holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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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