Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAUGHT IN THE TRAP. The messenger-boy was found and instructed. He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker. Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited. “Oh, luddy me!” chuckled Jack.
Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having companions or an escort
From this reading “He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading ““Oh, luddy me!” chuckled Jack.”
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.”
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading “He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.”
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading “Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.”
past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “The messenger-boy was found and instructed.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.”
put in motion or move to act
In this reading “He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.”
In this reading “CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.”
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.
having companions or an escort
From this reading He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The messenger-boy was found and instructed.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “Oh, luddy me!” chuckled Jack.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.
set up or found
From this reading The messenger-boy was found and instructed.
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.
past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading The messenger-boy was found and instructed.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Oh, luddy me!” chuckled Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, luddy me!” chuckled Jack.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, luddy me!” chuckled Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The messenger-boy was found and instructed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, luddy me!” chuckled Jack.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He set off to find Boltwood, accompanied and directed by Carker.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The messenger-boy was found and instructed.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the closed hack, behind the drawn curtains, Ready and Bingham waited.
Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm by Burt L. Standish holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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 19 holds 228 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 228 sentences, grouped into 46 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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