Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXX
Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO. The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags. “An accident,” sneered the man with the dog. “It won’t happen again.” Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's Support is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.”
give encouragement to
From this reading “The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.”
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading “The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.”
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.”
past form of “flaunt” — display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
From this reading “The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.”
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading “Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.”
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading ““An accident,” sneered the man with the dog.”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.”
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 “The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.”
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 The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “An accident,” sneered the man with the dog.
anew
From this reading “It won’t happen again.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An accident,” sneered the man with the dog.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading DICK SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
give encouragement to
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DICK SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “An accident,” sneered the man with the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
past form of “flaunt” — display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
come to pass
From this reading “It won’t happen again.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DICK SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It won’t happen again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “An accident,” sneered the man with the dog.
the force of workers available
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading DICK SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading “An accident,” sneered the man with the dog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DICK SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
in or at the place that
From this reading Dick looked angry as he came walking in to the bench, where Old Joe calmly smoked away.
during the time that
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It won’t happen again.”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading The Yale men gave a cheer, ending with the name of Dick Merriwell, while Elsie and Inza flaunted their flags.
Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's Support by Burt L. Standish holds 214 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 30 holds 214 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Support, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's Support by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 214 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.
Work through the 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 43 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 30 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Frank Merriwell's Support by Burt L. Standish on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5562 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62719 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #62719, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 463 minutes of reading across 1113 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Frank Merriwell's Support section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 33 chapters of Frank Merriwell's Support to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Frank Merriwell's Support, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
