Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GETTING OUT OF A TIGHT PLACE. The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking: “Good gracious, man; can you keep that up?” “I dunno,” was the answer. “Mebbe I can’t.
Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:”
a long seat for more than one person
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with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
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United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
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(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading “The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “GETTING OUT OF A TIGHT PLACE.”
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In this reading “The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:”
In this reading “GETTING OUT OF A TIGHT PLACE.”
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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 GETTING OUT OF A TIGHT PLACE.
react verbally
From this reading “I dunno,” was the answer.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Good gracious, man; can you keep that up?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mebbe I can’t.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
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From this reading “I dunno,” was the answer.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
brought together in one place
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING OUT OF A TIGHT PLACE.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good gracious, man; can you keep that up?”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “Good gracious, man; can you keep that up?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I dunno,” was the answer.
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Good gracious, man; can you keep that up?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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From this reading “Mebbe I can’t.
the force of workers available
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
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From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Good gracious, man; can you keep that up?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading GETTING OUT OF A TIGHT PLACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The astonished St. Paul men gathered round the jay pitcher at the bench, Captain Trueman excitedly asking:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Good gracious, man; can you keep that up?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I dunno,” was the answer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good gracious, man; can you keep that up?”
Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell's Support by Burt L. Standish holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 12 holds 213 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Support, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell's Support by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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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