Chapter IX of Frank Merriwell's Prosperity, “Unmasked!,” is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of Frank Merriwell's Prosperity, “Unmasked!,” is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At this moment another man stepped into the parlor. He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard. “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman. “Look there! See!
Chapter IX of Frank Merriwell's Prosperity, “Unmasked!,” is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.”
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading ““Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.”
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading ““Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.”
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading “He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “At this moment another man stepped into the parlor.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading ““Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.”
in a triumphant manner
From this reading ““Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “At this moment another man stepped into the parlor.”
In this reading “He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.”
In this reading ““Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At this moment another man stepped into the parlor.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment another man stepped into the parlor.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
not accessible to view
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At this moment another man stepped into the parlor.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look there!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At this moment another man stepped into the parlor.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment another man stepped into the parlor.
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading At this moment another man stepped into the parlor.
having a point
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading At this moment another man stepped into the parlor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this moment another man stepped into the parlor.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Look there!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment another man stepped into the parlor.
in the direction of
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
in a triumphant manner
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
during the time that
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Ha!” shouted the husband, triumphantly, rushing at this man and catching him by the arm, while he pointed toward Merry and the woman.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore a long overcoat and his features were hidden by a full beard.
Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Prosperity by Burt L. Standish holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 9 holds 184 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Prosperity, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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