Chapter 26 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TREACHEROUS TRICK. They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him. "They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man. "They said I'd killed you, my sunshine--my little bird! And even if I hadn't killed you, they said you'd hate me!"
Chapter 26 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “"They said I'd killed you, my sunshine--my little bird!”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “"They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “And even if I hadn't killed you, they said you'd hate me!"”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “"They said I'd killed you, my sunshine--my little bird!”
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading “"They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.”
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading “A TREACHEROUS TRICK.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “A TREACHEROUS TRICK.”
-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.”
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a man who is very old
In this reading “"They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.”
In this reading “"They said I'd killed you, my sunshine--my little bird!”
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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 A TREACHEROUS TRICK.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And even if I hadn't killed you, they said you'd hate me!"
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "They said I'd killed you, my sunshine--my little bird!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.
divisible by two
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And even if I hadn't killed you, they said you'd hate me!"
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading And even if I hadn't killed you, they said you'd hate me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And even if I hadn't killed you, they said you'd hate me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They said I'd killed you, my sunshine--my little bird!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And even if I hadn't killed you, they said you'd hate me!"
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "They said I'd killed you, my sunshine--my little bird!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "They said I'd killed you, my sunshine--my little bird!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "They said I'd killed you, my sunshine--my little bird!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.
the rays of the sun
From this reading "They said I'd killed you, my sunshine--my little bird!
carry out
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading "They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading A TREACHEROUS TRICK.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading A TREACHEROUS TRICK.
-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading They looked on, not even Havener venturing to take her from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "They said ye wouldn't forgive me!" came thickly from the old man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They said I'd killed you, my sunshine--my little bird!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And even if I hadn't killed you, they said you'd hate me!"
Chapter 26 of Frank Merriwell's Own Company by Burt L. Standish holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 26 holds 130 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Own Company, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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