Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Trust is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Trust is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANK’S SURPRISING PROPOSAL. Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand. Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there. Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety. Merriwell took the lad’s hand, studying him closely.
Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Trust is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading “Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.”
directed downward
From this reading “Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.”
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
with little or no delay
From this reading “Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “FRANK’S SURPRISING PROPOSAL.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “Merriwell took the lad’s hand, studying him closely.”
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading “FRANK’S SURPRISING PROPOSAL.”
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In this reading “Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.”
In this reading “Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.”
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
In this reading “Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there.”
simultaneously
In this reading “Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Merriwell took the lad’s hand, studying him closely.
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.
directed downward
From this reading Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there.
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading FRANK’S SURPRISING PROPOSAL.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.
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From this reading Merriwell took the lad’s hand, studying him closely.
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From this reading Merriwell took the lad’s hand, studying him closely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.
with little or no delay
From this reading Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading FRANK’S SURPRISING PROPOSAL.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading Merriwell took the lad’s hand, studying him closely.
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading FRANK’S SURPRISING PROPOSAL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Merriwell took the lad’s hand, studying him closely.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Frank had him brought up to the room and received him there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Promptly at the time set Harry Collins was on hand.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Collins was pale and downcast, his whole appearance being one of extreme anxiety.
Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Trust by Burt L. Standish holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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