Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VOICE OF THE TEMPTER. Gallup grinned. "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said. "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature. "Your Mr. Merriwell must be a very clever chap."
Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Your Mr. Merriwell must be a very clever chap."”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “"Your Mr. Merriwell must be a very clever chap."”
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “"Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.”
a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
From this reading “Gallup grinned.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Gallup grinned.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “"That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.”
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading “"Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.”
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 "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Your Mr. Merriwell must be a very clever chap."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
a boy or man
From this reading "Your Mr. Merriwell must be a very clever chap."
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "Your Mr. Merriwell must be a very clever chap."
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
From this reading Gallup grinned.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Gallup grinned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your Mr. Merriwell must be a very clever chap."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Your Mr. Merriwell must be a very clever chap."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Your Mr. Merriwell must be a very clever chap."
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE TEMPTER.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
a person who tempts others
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE TEMPTER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE TEMPTER.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Your Mr. Merriwell must be a very clever chap."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE TEMPTER.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would have been if I'd bought the beast," confessed Bearover, with seeming good nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a hoss on yeou, wasn't it, mister?" he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your Mr. Merriwell must be a very clever chap."
Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Son by Burt L. Standish holds 212 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 32 holds 212 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Son, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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