Chapter 9 of Dick Merriwell Abroad is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dick Merriwell Abroad is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIGHT IN THE CASTLE. The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor. Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred. “Leave me to die!” he hoarsely said. “You can never force me to sacrifice my sister!”
Chapter 9 of Dick Merriwell Abroad is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely unclothed
From this reading “The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.”
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading “Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading ““You can never force me to sacrifice my sister!””
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.”
grow smaller
From this reading “The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.”
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In this reading “The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.”
In this reading “THE FIGHT IN THE CASTLE.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
completely unclothed
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can never force me to sacrifice my sister!”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE CASTLE.
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Leave me to die!” he hoarsely said.
an opposing military force
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE CASTLE.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “You can never force me to sacrifice my sister!”
set up or found
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Leave me to die!” he hoarsely said.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading “Leave me to die!” he hoarsely said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE CASTLE.
go away from a place
From this reading “Leave me to die!” he hoarsely said.
held up in the air
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Leave me to die!” he hoarsely said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You can never force me to sacrifice my sister!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You can never force me to sacrifice my sister!”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “You can never force me to sacrifice my sister!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Leave me to die!” he hoarsely said.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “You can never force me to sacrifice my sister!”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE CASTLE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Leave me to die!” he hoarsely said.
grow smaller
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
at the time that
From this reading The night was on the wane when Miguel Bunol returned and found the shivering, half-frozen captive stretched on the bare floor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Budthorne lifted his head from his curled arms and looked at his enemy with eyes filled with fear and hatred.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can never force me to sacrifice my sister!”
Chapter 9 of Dick Merriwell Abroad by Burt L. Standish holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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 9 holds 75 sentences of Dick Merriwell Abroad, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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