Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Triumph is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Triumph is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT THE MONK TOLD THEM. "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother. "I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing. Dick, how did you come here?" "I heard nothing from you, Frank," was the reply.
Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Triumph is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “"By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick, how did you come here?"”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “"I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “"By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.”
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading “WHAT THE MONK TOLD THEM.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"I heard nothing from you, Frank," was the reply.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “"I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “"By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.”
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 “Dick, how did you come here?"”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dick, how did you come here?"
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick, how did you come here?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dick, how did you come here?"
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading "I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "I heard nothing from you, Frank," was the reply.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I heard nothing from you, Frank," was the reply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Dick, how did you come here?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick, how did you come here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading WHAT THE MONK TOLD THEM.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I heard nothing from you, Frank," was the reply.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "I heard nothing from you, Frank," was the reply.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading "I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE MONK TOLD THEM.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading WHAT THE MONK TOLD THEM.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading WHAT THE MONK TOLD THEM.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I heard nothing from you, Frank," was the reply.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE MONK TOLD THEM.
at the time that
From this reading "I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "By all that's wonderful!" exclaimed Merry, as he beheld his brother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought I must be dreaming when I heard you singing.
Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Triumph by Burt L. Standish holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 9 holds 201 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Triumph, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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