Chapter 23 of Frank Roscoe's Secret is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Frank Roscoe's Secret is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs. Frank pointed to the room he had just left. His face was pale and drawn. "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy. "You'll not mind it in a week."
Chapter 23 of Frank Roscoe's Secret is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading “FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “His face was pale and drawn.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “"You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.”
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.”
having a point
From this reading “Frank pointed to the room he had just left.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “"You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.”
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 "You'll not mind it in a week."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face was pale and drawn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading His face was pale and drawn.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was pale and drawn.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank pointed to the room he had just left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank pointed to the room he had just left.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was pale and drawn.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You'll not mind it in a week."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
and nothing more
From this reading Frank pointed to the room he had just left.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Frank pointed to the room he had just left.
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "You'll not mind it in a week."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
on one occasion
From this reading FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading His face was pale and drawn.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
having a point
From this reading Frank pointed to the room he had just left.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Frank pointed to the room he had just left.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank pointed to the room he had just left.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading FRANK LOSES HOPE Once more came the attendants, running up the stairs.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was pale and drawn.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "You'll not mind it in a week."
which person or people
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
but in spite of that
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
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From this reading "You'll not mind it in a week."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not used to it yet," said the big guard, who had spoken to him before, as he passed the boy.
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