Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANK’S CHALLENGE. “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city. “Alas and alack!” “It was ‘alack’ of something, else we’d won,” said Merry. “A lack of ball-playing,” growled Hodge.
Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading ““Alas and alack!””
take exception to
From this reading “FRANK’S CHALLENGE.”
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading ““A lack of ball-playing,” growled Hodge.”
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading ““My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.”
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading ““A lack of ball-playing,” growled Hodge.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading ““My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading ““My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.”
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 ““My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.”
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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 “A lack of ball-playing,” growled Hodge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas and alack!”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas and alack!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Alas and alack!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A lack of ball-playing,” growled Hodge.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
take exception to
From this reading FRANK’S CHALLENGE.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was ‘alack’ of something, else we’d won,” said Merry.
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading FRANK’S CHALLENGE.
brought together in one place
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “A lack of ball-playing,” growled Hodge.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A lack of ball-playing,” growled Hodge.
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was ‘alack’ of something, else we’d won,” said Merry.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “A lack of ball-playing,” growled Hodge.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “It was ‘alack’ of something, else we’d won,” said Merry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It was ‘alack’ of something, else we’d won,” said Merry.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It was ‘alack’ of something, else we’d won,” said Merry.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My poor heart is broken!” sighed Jack Ready, as Merriwell’s team gathered in Frank’s room at one of the leading hotels in the city.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was ‘alack’ of something, else we’d won,” said Merry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was ‘alack’ of something, else we’d won,” said Merry.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “It was ‘alack’ of something, else we’d won,” said Merry.
Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Support by Burt L. Standish holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 5 holds 216 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Support, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Support by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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.
Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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