Chapter 25 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SURPRISE FOR FIVE THUGS. Frank left the hospital on foot. He might have taken a car, but he preferred to walk. Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city. He now set out without regard to direction.
Chapter 25 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “Frank left the hospital on foot.”
(followed by “to” or “of”) lacking conscious awareness of
From this reading “Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.”
more desirable than another
From this reading “He might have taken a car, but he preferred to walk.”
the environmental condition
From this reading “Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.”
plural of “thug” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “A SURPRISE FOR FIVE THUGS.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.”
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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 SURPRISE FOR FIVE THUGS.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He might have taken a car, but he preferred to walk.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading He might have taken a car, but he preferred to walk.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He now set out without regard to direction.
divisible by two
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR FIVE THUGS.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Frank left the hospital on foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR FIVE THUGS.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank left the hospital on foot.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have taken a car, but he preferred to walk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might have taken a car, but he preferred to walk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Frank left the hospital on foot.
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 Frank left the hospital on foot.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have taken a car, but he preferred to walk.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He now set out without regard to direction.
(followed by “to” or “of”) lacking conscious awareness of
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Frank left the hospital on foot.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He now set out without regard to direction.
more desirable than another
From this reading He might have taken a car, but he preferred to walk.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading He now set out without regard to direction.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He now set out without regard to direction.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR FIVE THUGS.
the environmental condition
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He might have taken a car, but he preferred to walk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank left the hospital on foot.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
plural of “thug” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading A SURPRISE FOR FIVE THUGS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He might have taken a car, but he preferred to walk.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He might have taken a car, but he preferred to walk.
at the time that
From this reading Always when thinking deeply he chose to walk, and he often became utterly oblivious to his surroundings, even on the crowded streets of a city.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He now set out without regard to direction.
Chapter 25 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit by Burt L. Standish holds 182 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.
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