Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MEETING WITH ELSIE. In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie. Instead of that, he had hastened to her. There she was coming along the path. He stood still and stared at her in amazement.
Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “He stood still and stared at her in amazement.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “Instead of that, he had hastened to her.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “THE MEETING WITH ELSIE.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “There she was coming along the path.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He stood still and stared at her in amazement.”
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.
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In this reading “There she was coming along the path.”
In this reading “He stood still and stared at her in amazement.”
In this reading “He stood still and stared at her in amazement.”
In this reading “In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.”
In this reading “He stood still and stared at her in amazement.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There she was coming along the path.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading He stood still and stared at her in amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stood still and stared at her in amazement.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading There she was coming along the path.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MEETING WITH ELSIE.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Instead of that, he had hastened to her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Instead of that, he had hastened to her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead of that, he had hastened to her.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE MEETING WITH ELSIE.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of that, he had hastened to her.
a course of conduct
From this reading There she was coming along the path.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she was coming along the path.
in or at or to some place
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stood still and stared at her in amazement.
not in physical motion
From this reading He stood still and stared at her in amazement.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood still and stared at her in amazement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instead of that, he had hastened to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING WITH ELSIE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There she was coming along the path.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There she was coming along the path.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading In his wild desire to get away somewhere, Hodge had fancied he must be putting distance between himself and Elsie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MEETING WITH ELSIE.
Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm by Burt L. Standish holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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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