Chapter 37 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CONFESSION. Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable. "Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon. I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants. Let them all have authority as deputies.
Chapter 37 of Frank Merriwell's Son is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.”
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 “I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “A CONFESSION.”
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading “Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.”
plural of “deputy” — someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading “Let them all have authority as deputies.”
sit on one's heels
From this reading “Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.”
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading “"Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon.”
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 A CONFESSION.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon.
(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 Let them all have authority as deputies.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let them all have authority as deputies.
plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading Let them all have authority as deputies.
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 I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading A CONFESSION.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.
plural of “deputy” — someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading Let them all have authority as deputies.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let them all have authority as deputies.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon.
sit on one's heels
From this reading Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.
muscular and heavily built
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon.
the act of departing
From this reading Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let them all have authority as deputies.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon.
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading "Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let them all have authority as deputies.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon.
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