Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF THE CLEATS. "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice. "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me. I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in. I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."
Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
From this reading “OFF THE CLEATS.”
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
From this reading “I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."”
plural of “locker” — a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading “I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “"Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."”
the stealing of cattle
From this reading “"Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.”
required or under orders
From this reading “I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.”
see something for a brief time
In this reading “I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."”
In this reading “"Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.”
In this reading “"Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.”
to come or go into
In this reading “I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."
shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
From this reading OFF THE CLEATS.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
From this reading I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
a boy or man
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
plural of “locker” — a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF THE CLEATS.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."
the stealing of cattle
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
express in words
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
required or under orders
From this reading I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I caught sight of a fellow dodging behind that middle row of lockers."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF THE CLEATS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
at the time that
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
which person or people
From this reading I supposed I was all alone, and turned about to see who had come in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I was sitting near the door with my head down when I heard a rustling noise back of me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you say the fellow was still in the room?" asked Frank, in a low voice.
Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale by Burt L. Standish holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 12 holds 227 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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