Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell's Trust is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell's Trust is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANK’S INFLUENCE. “Drop it!” Crash! The command had come like a pistol-shot. The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell's Trust is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “Crash!”
let fall to the ground
From this reading ““Drop it!””
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading “The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.”
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading “The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.”
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading “The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.”
the act of breaking something into small pieces
From this reading “The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.”
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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 The command had come like a pistol-shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The command had come like a pistol-shot.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading The command had come like a pistol-shot.
fall or come down violently
From this reading Crash!
let fall to the ground
From this reading “Drop it!”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
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 INFLUENCE.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The command had come like a pistol-shot.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading FRANK’S INFLUENCE.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Drop it!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The command had come like a pistol-shot.
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
above and across; more than
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The command had come like a pistol-shot.
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
the act of breaking something into small pieces
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The command had come like a pistol-shot.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The glass fell instantly, smashing on the polished bar, over which flowed the amber-hued liquid.
Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell's Trust by Burt L. Standish holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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 15 holds 277 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Trust, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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