Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOLVING THE MYSTERY. “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns! I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.” But the sophomores were sore and discouraged. The heart and life had been taken out of them.
Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “But the sophomores were sore and discouraged.”
United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903)
From this reading ““Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!”
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading “I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.””
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.””
take back by force, as after a battle
From this reading ““Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!”
finding a solution to a problem
From this reading “SOLVING THE MYSTERY.”
plural of “sophomore” — a second-year undergraduate
From this reading “But the sophomores were sore and discouraged.”
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 ““Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!”
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.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the sophomores were sore and discouraged.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The heart and life had been taken out of them.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading But the sophomores were sore and discouraged.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
enclose with a fence
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903)
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The heart and life had been taken out of them.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The heart and life had been taken out of them.
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The heart and life had been taken out of them.
hear with intention
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The heart and life had been taken out of them.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
take back by force, as after a battle
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
get rid of
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
finding a solution to a problem
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY.
plural of “sophomore” — a second-year undergraduate
From this reading But the sophomores were sore and discouraged.
hurting
From this reading But the sophomores were sore and discouraged.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The heart and life had been taken out of them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The heart and life had been taken out of them.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the sophomores were sore and discouraged.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I am willing to shed my heart’s blood, but I am not willing to listen to the insulting howling of those freshies.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Fellows,” growled Jack Ready, “we’ve got to retake that fence if we do it with the aid of Gatling guns!
Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm by Burt L. Standish holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 22 holds 263 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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