Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Reward is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Reward is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RUNAWAY AUTOMOBILE. "Li, there! Hook out!" shouted Harry Rattleton. "Hi, there! Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Reward is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “A RUNAWAY AUTOMOBILE.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Hook out!" shouted Harry Rattleton.”
fasten with a hook
From this reading “Hook out!" shouted Harry Rattleton.”
an easy victory
From this reading “A RUNAWAY AUTOMOBILE.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Hook out!" shouted Harry Rattleton.”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.”
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 A RUNAWAY AUTOMOBILE.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading A RUNAWAY AUTOMOBILE.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Hook out!" shouted Harry Rattleton.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hi, there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
fasten with a hook
From this reading Hook out!" shouted Harry Rattleton.
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading "Li, there!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hook out!" shouted Harry Rattleton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hook out!" shouted Harry Rattleton.
an easy victory
From this reading A RUNAWAY AUTOMOBILE.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Hook out!" shouted Harry Rattleton.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Li, there!
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Look out!" echoed Bart Hodge, getting the words straight which Harry had twisted.
Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Reward by Burt L. Standish holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 1 holds 213 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Reward, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Reward by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 213 sentences, grouped into 43 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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