Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Triumph is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Triumph is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THREE IN A TRAP. The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley. It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access. No plain trail led into it. On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Triumph is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the right to enter
From this reading “It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.”
a small nail
From this reading “The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.”
-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading “On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.”
-ing form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading “The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.”
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading “On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “THREE IN A TRAP.”
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 “On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.”
In this reading “It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.”
In this reading “No plain trail led into it.”
In this reading “It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.”
In this reading “It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.”
In this reading “On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.”
In this reading “THREE IN A TRAP.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THREE IN A TRAP.
the right to enter
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
cause to be bored
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
a small nail
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
-ing form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
someone who is a detective
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THREE IN A TRAP.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading No plain trail led into it.
not any; not one
From this reading No plain trail led into it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading No plain trail led into it.
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE IN A TRAP.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On an elevation in the valley they had seen a ruined pile that bore a strong resemblance to a crumbling castle.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading No plain trail led into it.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading THREE IN A TRAP.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
at the time that
From this reading The day was declining when Frank, Dick, and Brad came down into El Diablo Valley.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It was, indeed, a dark, wild place, and for some time it seemed almost impossible of access.
Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Triumph by Burt L. Standish holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 10 holds 232 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Triumph, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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