Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Trust is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Trust is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INZA’S STRANGE ACTIONS. “Sure?” questioned Merry guardedly. “Don’t make a mistake, my boy.” “Dead sure!” asserted Dick excitedly. The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.
Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Trust is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “INZA’S STRANGE ACTIONS.”
confidently declared to be so
From this reading ““Dead sure!” asserted Dick excitedly.”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading ““Dead sure!” asserted Dick excitedly.”
in a conservative manner
From this reading ““Sure?” questioned Merry guardedly.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading ““Sure?” questioned Merry guardedly.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ““Sure?” questioned Merry guardedly.”
(of hair) having waves
From this reading “The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.”
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In this reading ““Don’t make a mistake, my boy.””
In this reading “The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.”
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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 “Don’t make a mistake, my boy.”
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading INZA’S STRANGE ACTIONS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.
confidently declared to be so
From this reading “Dead sure!” asserted Dick excitedly.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Don’t make a mistake, my boy.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Dead sure!” asserted Dick excitedly.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dead sure!” asserted Dick excitedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t make a mistake, my boy.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “Dead sure!” asserted Dick excitedly.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.
in a conservative manner
From this reading “Sure?” questioned Merry guardedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INZA’S STRANGE ACTIONS.
engage in
From this reading “Don’t make a mistake, my boy.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Sure?” questioned Merry guardedly.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Don’t make a mistake, my boy.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Don’t make a mistake, my boy.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Sure?” questioned Merry guardedly.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading INZA’S STRANGE ACTIONS.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Sure?” questioned Merry guardedly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.
(of hair) having waves
From this reading The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The man wore a full beard, dark and wavy.
Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Trust by Burt L. Standish holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 18 holds 175 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Trust, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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