Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANK OFFERS HIS HAND. It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart. But Merry did not fall. Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall. Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.”
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
From this reading “Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.”
past form of “grapple” — succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading “Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “But Merry did not fall.”
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading “FRANK OFFERS HIS HAND.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.”
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 “Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.”
In this reading “Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
in addition
From this reading Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Merry did not fall.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Merry did not fall.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading But Merry did not fall.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK OFFERS HIS HAND.
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
From this reading Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
past form of “grapple” — succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading FRANK OFFERS HIS HAND.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FRANK OFFERS HIS HAND.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading But Merry did not fall.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Merry did not fall.
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading FRANK OFFERS HIS HAND.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
done under pressure
From this reading Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
successive (without a break)
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It seemed that the crazy student had shot Frank Merriwell straight through the heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Skelding rushed in, and Frank must have thought Gene there to attack him also.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instead, he grappled with Defarge, seized the revolver in his hand, and flung him back against the wall.
Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm by Burt L. Standish holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 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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