Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TROUBLE FOLLOWS. Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience. "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend." "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent. I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."
Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
From this reading “Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “TROUBLE FOLLOWS.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.”
manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
From this reading “"Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “"There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."”
United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925)
From this reading “"Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.”
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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In this reading “I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."”
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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 "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
From this reading Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."
a boy or man
From this reading I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading TROUBLE FOLLOWS.
set up or found
From this reading Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925)
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Cassie Lee found Frank looking through the peep-hole at the gathering audience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE FOLLOWS.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I never expected that fellow would be the first to raise a kick."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," Merry nodded; "he certainly did me a good turn in handling Sargent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There," she said, "now I guess you'll believe Ross is your friend."
Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company by Burt L. Standish holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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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