Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Races is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Races is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENEMIES AT WORK. It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker. They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette. "You seem to be well fixed, Stubbs," said Frank. And the little fellow cheerfully returned:
Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Races is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a cheerful manner
From this reading “And the little fellow cheerfully returned:”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.”
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading “They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.”
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading “ENEMIES AT WORK.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “"You seem to be well fixed, Stubbs," said Frank.”
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading “They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.”
a person who smokes tobacco
From this reading “It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker.”
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading “They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ENEMIES AT WORK.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You seem to be well fixed, Stubbs," said Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading And the little fellow cheerfully returned:
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading ENEMIES AT WORK.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker.
a boy or man
From this reading And the little fellow cheerfully returned:
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading "You seem to be well fixed, Stubbs," said Frank.
set up or found
From this reading They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "You seem to be well fixed, Stubbs," said Frank.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And the little fellow cheerfully returned:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker.
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading And the little fellow cheerfully returned:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You seem to be well fixed, Stubbs," said Frank.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "You seem to be well fixed, Stubbs," said Frank.
a person who smokes tobacco
From this reading It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker.
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened that Merriwell and his friends entered the smoker.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You seem to be well fixed, Stubbs," said Frank.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They found Bink Stubbs curled up in a corner, puffing away at a cigarette.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "You seem to be well fixed, Stubbs," said Frank.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ENEMIES AT WORK.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You seem to be well fixed, Stubbs," said Frank.
Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Races by Burt L. Standish holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 32 holds 116 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Races, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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