Chapter 3 of Little Frankie at His Plays is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Little Frankie at His Plays is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANKIE IN TRIAL. I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy. Did he never show a naughty temper? Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie? Did he never tell a lie? never take what was not his own?
Chapter 3 of Little Frankie at His Plays is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie?”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Did he never tell a lie? never take what was not his own?”
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading “Did he never show a naughty temper?”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie?”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Did he never show a naughty temper?”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “Did he never show a naughty temper?”
the act of testing something
From this reading “FRANKIE IN TRIAL.”
lacking kindness
From this reading “Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie?”
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.
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In this reading “I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.”
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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 I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he never show a naughty temper?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRANKIE IN TRIAL.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRANKIE IN TRIAL.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Did he never tell a lie? never take what was not his own?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading Did he never show a naughty temper?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Did he never show a naughty temper?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Did he never tell a lie? never take what was not his own?
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Did he never tell a lie? never take what was not his own?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Did he never show a naughty temper?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
express a supposition
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
carry out
From this reading Did he never tell a lie? never take what was not his own?
express in words
From this reading Did he never tell a lie? never take what was not his own?
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading Did he never show a naughty temper?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
the act of testing something
From this reading FRANKIE IN TRIAL.
lacking kindness
From this reading Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Did he never tell a lie? never take what was not his own?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was he never unkind to his brother Willie? or to his little nurse Margie?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I HAVE told you so much about Frankie, I suppose you will want to know whether he was always a good boy.
Chapter 3 of Little Frankie at His Plays by Madeline Leslie holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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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