Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Reward is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Reward is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE HOME OF WINNIE LEE. Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon. Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature. Its face holds the bloom of youth and the smile of hope. Its heart is all aglow with the joy of living.
Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Reward is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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softly bright or radiant
From this reading “Its heart is all aglow with the joy of living.”
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “Its face holds the bloom of youth and the smile of hope.”
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.”
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading “Its face holds the bloom of youth and the smile of hope.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “AT THE HOME OF WINNIE LEE.”
a person who represents an abstract quality
From this reading “Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.”
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
softly bright or radiant
From this reading Its heart is all aglow with the joy of living.
(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 Its heart is all aglow with the joy of living.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its face holds the bloom of youth and the smile of hope.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE HOME OF WINNIE LEE.
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Its face holds the bloom of youth and the smile of hope.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Its face holds the bloom of youth and the smile of hope.
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From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Its heart is all aglow with the joy of living.
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading Its face holds the bloom of youth and the smile of hope.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading AT THE HOME OF WINNIE LEE.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Its face holds the bloom of youth and the smile of hope.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its face holds the bloom of youth and the smile of hope.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Its heart is all aglow with the joy of living.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading AT THE HOME OF WINNIE LEE.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Its heart is all aglow with the joy of living.
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From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE HOME OF WINNIE LEE.
a person who represents an abstract quality
From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Its face holds the bloom of youth and the smile of hope.
the season of growth
From this reading Frank Merriwell seemed the personification of spring as he approached the residence of Fairfax Lee, the next afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE HOME OF WINNIE LEE.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.
at the time that
From this reading Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Spring is the time when the wine of life flows warm through the veins of Nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE HOME OF WINNIE LEE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its heart is all aglow with the joy of living.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Its face holds the bloom of youth and the smile of hope.
Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Reward by Burt L. Standish holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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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