Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER OBSTACLE. As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator. "Howdy do, Mr. Jerome! Is it yourself?" said the man, with just the slightest hint of an Irish brogue. "It's a bit glum you're looking.
Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.”
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading “As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.”
moody and melancholic
From this reading “"It's a bit glum you're looking.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Howdy do, Mr. Jerome!”
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading “As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.”
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading “ANOTHER OBSTACLE.”
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.”
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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 As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Is it yourself?" said the man, with just the slightest hint of an Irish brogue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER OBSTACLE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "It's a bit glum you're looking.
a thick and heavy shoe
From this reading Is it yourself?" said the man, with just the slightest hint of an Irish brogue.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
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From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Howdy do, Mr. Jerome!
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
moody and melancholic
From this reading "It's a bit glum you're looking.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading Is it yourself?" said the man, with just the slightest hint of an Irish brogue.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Howdy do, Mr. Jerome!
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading Is it yourself?" said the man, with just the slightest hint of an Irish brogue.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it yourself?" said the man, with just the slightest hint of an Irish brogue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it yourself?" said the man, with just the slightest hint of an Irish brogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a bit glum you're looking.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
and nothing more
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
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 As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "It's a bit glum you're looking.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Howdy do, Mr. Jerome!
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading ANOTHER OBSTACLE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Is it yourself?" said the man, with just the slightest hint of an Irish brogue.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Is it yourself?" said the man, with just the slightest hint of an Irish brogue.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
having a short and solid form or stature
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
which person or people
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a bit glum you're looking.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Is it yourself?" said the man, with just the slightest hint of an Irish brogue.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading As Basil Jerome left the office of Scott & Rand he came face to face with a thickset, florid-faced man and a slender, dark-eyed youth, who had just stepped from the elevator.
Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit by Burt L. Standish holds 234 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.
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