Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN CONSTANT PERIL. The frightful peril of Inza commanded Frank's whole attention. He leaped toward her. He saw her slipping from the damp rock. The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.
Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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slightly wet
From this reading “He saw her slipping from the damp rock.”
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading “The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.”
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 “The frightful peril of Inza commanded Frank's whole attention.”
provoking horror
From this reading “The frightful peril of Inza commanded Frank's whole attention.”
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
From this reading “The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “IN CONSTANT PERIL.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “He saw her slipping from the damp rock.”
-ing form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The frightful peril of Inza commanded Frank's whole attention.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading The frightful peril of Inza commanded Frank's whole attention.
unvarying in nature
From this reading IN CONSTANT PERIL.
slightly wet
From this reading He saw her slipping from the damp rock.
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.
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 The frightful peril of Inza commanded Frank's whole attention.
provoking horror
From this reading The frightful peril of Inza commanded Frank's whole attention.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He saw her slipping from the damp rock.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaped toward her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He leaped toward her.
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
From this reading The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN CONSTANT PERIL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The frightful peril of Inza commanded Frank's whole attention.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He leaped toward her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The frightful peril of Inza commanded Frank's whole attention.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading IN CONSTANT PERIL.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He saw her slipping from the damp rock.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw her slipping from the damp rock.
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading He saw her slipping from the damp rock.
-ing form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The frightful peril of Inza commanded Frank's whole attention.
in the direction of
From this reading He leaped toward her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The frightful peril of Inza commanded Frank's whole attention.
Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit by Burt L. Standish holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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 28 holds 107 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Pursuit, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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