Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE JAY SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO. A wild scene followed. The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft. “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that! It makes me feel ’shamed!
Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading “The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.”
cause to be bored
From this reading “The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading ““Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!”
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 JAY SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.”
done under pressure
From this reading “The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.”
showing a sense of guilt
From this reading “It makes me feel ’shamed!”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “THE JAY SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.”
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 ““Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!”
In this reading ““Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A wild scene followed.
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
cause to be bored
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE JAY SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE JAY SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It makes me feel ’shamed!
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A wild scene followed.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE JAY SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes me feel ’shamed!
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 JAY SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
held up in the air
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
engage in
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes me feel ’shamed!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It makes me feel ’shamed!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
done under pressure
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
express in words
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
the place where some action occurs
From this reading A wild scene followed.
showing a sense of guilt
From this reading It makes me feel ’shamed!
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading THE JAY SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JAY SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The St. Paul players rushed forward, lifted the jay, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him aloft.
a special situation
From this reading “Oh, say!” he cried, “don’t make such a dinged fuss over a little thing like that!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE JAY SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A wild scene followed.
Chapter 13 of Frank Merriwell's Support by Burt L. Standish holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 13 holds 139 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Support, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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