Chapter IV of Frank Merriwell's Prosperity, ““True as Steel.”,” is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV of Frank Merriwell's Prosperity, ““True as Steel.”,” is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated. “Gol-darn my pertaturs!” he spluttered. “Whut’s this I hear abaout Hodge?” “I don’t know,” said Frank. “What do you hear?”
Chapter IV of Frank Merriwell's Prosperity, ““True as Steel.”,” is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading “Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.”
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.”
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.”
well in the past; former
From this reading “Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.”
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
From this reading “Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.”
for a short time
From this reading “Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.”
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In this reading “Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.”
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From this reading “Whut’s this I hear abaout Hodge?”
plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
well in the past; former
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you hear?”
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From this reading “I don’t know,” said Frank.
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From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Frank.
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
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From this reading “Gol-darn my pertaturs!” he spluttered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Gol-darn my pertaturs!” he spluttered.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Whut’s this I hear abaout Hodge?”
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From this reading “Whut’s this I hear abaout Hodge?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Whut’s this I hear abaout Hodge?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Frank.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
belonging to the person speaking
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From this reading “Gol-darn my pertaturs!” he spluttered.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t know,” said Frank.
for a short time
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gol-darn my pertaturs!” he spluttered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Whut’s this I hear abaout Hodge?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Shortly after the three actors departed, Ephraim Gallup came bursting into Frank’s room, looking excited and agitated.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you hear?”
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From this reading “Whut’s this I hear abaout Hodge?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you hear?”
Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Prosperity by Burt L. Standish holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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 4 holds 235 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Prosperity, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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