Chapter XVII
Chapter 17
Chapter 17 of Frank Merriwell's Races is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE BOAT RACE. "Breka Co ax Co ax Co ax! Breka Co ax Co ax Co ax! O--up! O--up!
Frank Merriwell's Races
Chapter XVII · Chapter 17
Chapter 17 of Frank Merriwell's Races is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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AFTER
THE
BOAT
RACE.
"Breka
Co
ax
Co
ax
Co
ax!
Breka
Co
ax
Co
ax
Co
ax!
O--up!
O--up!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Frank Merriwell's Races
Chapter XVII · Chapter 17
Chapter 17 of Frank Merriwell's Races is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
AFTER
THE
BOAT
RACE.
/ˈæftər ðə boʊt reɪs/
Line 2
"Breka
Co
ax
Co
ax
Co
ax!
Line 3
Breka
Co
ax
Co
ax
Co
ax!
Line 4
O--up!
Line 5
O--up!
Learner Dictionary
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All words in this reading · 9
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later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE BOAT RACE.
axnounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading "Breka Co ax Co ax Co ax!
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading AFTER THE BOAT RACE.
Breka
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Breka Co ax Co ax Co ax!
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading "Breka Co ax Co ax Co ax!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O--up!
any competition
From this reading AFTER THE BOAT RACE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE BOAT RACE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading O--up!
Chapter 17 of Frank Merriwell's Races by Burt L. Standish holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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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