Chapter 17 of Dick Merriwell Abroad is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Dick Merriwell Abroad is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RING OF IRON. A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas. To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song. “Splendid! magnificent!” breathed the professor. The singing ceased.
Chapter 17 of Dick Merriwell Abroad is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uttered without voice
From this reading ““Splendid! magnificent!” breathed the professor.”
the act of singing in a monotonous tone
From this reading “To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.”
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading “A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.”
plural of “gondola” — a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
From this reading “A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.”
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
From this reading “To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.”
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading “To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.”
plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading “A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.”
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading “To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.”
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 A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
uttered without voice
From this reading “Splendid! magnificent!” breathed the professor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The singing ceased.
the act of singing in a monotonous tone
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
plural of “gondola” — a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading THE RING OF IRON.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading “Splendid! magnificent!” breathed the professor.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
the light of the Moon
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RING OF IRON.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Splendid! magnificent!” breathed the professor.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE RING OF IRON.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading The singing ceased.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “Splendid! magnificent!” breathed the professor.
confined on all sides
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RING OF IRON.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A boat full of musicians appeared, gliding slowly past them in the moonlight, surrounded by many gondolas.
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To the throbbing of the harp and guitar, a score of voices were chanting an Italian song.
Chapter 17 of Dick Merriwell Abroad by Burt L. Standish holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 17 holds 274 sentences of Dick Merriwell Abroad, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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