Chapter 25 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANK SETTLES A POINT. “Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room. “Hello!” said Bart shortly. “Sit down. I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
Chapter 25 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading ““Hello!” said Bart shortly.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.””
in a cheerful manner
From this reading ““Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.””
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.””
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading “FRANK SETTLES A POINT.”
for a short time
From this reading ““Hello!” said Bart shortly.”
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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take a seat
In this reading ““Sit down.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading ““Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.”
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 FRANK SETTLES A POINT.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “Hello!” said Bart shortly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Sit down.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK SETTLES A POINT.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading FRANK SETTLES A POINT.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hello!” said Bart shortly.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading FRANK SETTLES A POINT.
for a short time
From this reading “Hello!” said Bart shortly.
be seated
From this reading “Sit down.
in the near future
From this reading I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
Chapter 25 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm by Burt L. Standish holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 25 holds 185 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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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