Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHALLENGE. Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered. The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin. "That gave the big bear a jolt," he apparently observed. Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.”
take exception to
From this reading “A CHALLENGE.”
elaborately or excessively ornamented
From this reading “Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading “Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.”
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading “"That gave the big bear a jolt," he apparently observed.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.”
marked by wrinkles
From this reading “The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.”
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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 CHALLENGE.
in actual fact
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
from appearances alone
From this reading "That gave the big bear a jolt," he apparently observed.
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
have
From this reading "That gave the big bear a jolt," he apparently observed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That gave the big bear a jolt," he apparently observed.
take exception to
From this reading A CHALLENGE.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
elaborately or excessively ornamented
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "That gave the big bear a jolt," he apparently observed.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That gave the big bear a jolt," he apparently observed.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading "That gave the big bear a jolt," he apparently observed.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "That gave the big bear a jolt," he apparently observed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That gave the big bear a jolt," he apparently observed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
the topmost one of two
From this reading The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.
under normal conditions
From this reading Basil Bearover's usually florid face turned pale, and the man actually staggered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
marked by wrinkles
From this reading The horse tossed its head, wrinkled its upper lip, and seemed to grin.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Bearover's companion was a husky-looking young Irishman, and he now seemed on the point of taking flight.
Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's Son by Burt L. Standish holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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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