Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BLACK SAMSON. The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them. "It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart. "Don't you wish to go over, Carson?" "Eh?
Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “"It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.”
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading “"It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.”
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading “The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.”
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
From this reading “"Don't you wish to go over, Carson?"”
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
From this reading “A BLACK SAMSON.”
a smallest army unit
From this reading “"It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.”
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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 BLACK SAMSON.
aroused to action
From this reading The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading "It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading "It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A BLACK SAMSON.
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
From this reading "Don't you wish to go over, Carson?"
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you wish to go over, Carson?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eh?
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading "It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Don't you wish to go over, Carson?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.
above and across; more than
From this reading "It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
From this reading A BLACK SAMSON.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.
a smallest army unit
From this reading "It must be the baseball squad over on the field," said Bart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't you wish to go over, Carson?"
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The sound of boyish voices at a distance finally aroused them.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Don't you wish to go over, Carson?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you wish to go over, Carson?"
Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's Son by Burt L. Standish holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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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