Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Setback is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Setback is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN APPARENT CHANGE OF HEART. Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike. The northeaster had turned to a snowstorm. Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room. “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Setback is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading ““There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.”
resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
From this reading “Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.”
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading “Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.”
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading ““There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.”
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading “Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike.”
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading ““There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.”
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading “The northeaster had turned to a snowstorm.”
plural of “sophomore” — a second-year undergraduate
From this reading ““There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.”
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.
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.”
In this reading ““There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.”
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 Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN APPARENT CHANGE OF HEART.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading AN APPARENT CHANGE OF HEART.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading AN APPARENT CHANGE OF HEART.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
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From this reading Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike.
resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
From this reading Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The northeaster had turned to a snowstorm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading AN APPARENT CHANGE OF HEART.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
a storm blowing from the northeast
From this reading The northeaster had turned to a snowstorm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN APPARENT CHANGE OF HEART.
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Pike shook from his coat the feathery flakes as he came into Dade’s room.
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading The northeaster had turned to a snowstorm.
plural of “sophomore” — a second-year undergraduate
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Sunday afternoon Dade Morgan received a call from Donald Pike.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The northeaster had turned to a snowstorm.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is to be a snowball battle in the campus in the morning, before college hours, between sophomores and freshmen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The northeaster had turned to a snowstorm.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The northeaster had turned to a snowstorm.
Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Setback by Burt L. Standish holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 5 holds 155 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Setback, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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