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Dick Merriwell's Aëro Dash
Dick Merriwell's Aëro Dash

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Dick Merriwell's Aëro Dash is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Burt L. Standish • Curated US English Learning Edition
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IN DOLAN’S CAFÉ.
Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.
“I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.
He took out his handkerchief and pressed it to his bleeding chin.
It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dick Merriwell's Aëro Dash

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Dick Merriwell's Aëro Dash is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN DOLAN’S CAFÉ.
Line 2
Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.
Line 3
“I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.
Line 4
He took out his handkerchief and pressed it to his bleeding chin.
/hiː tʊk aʊt hɪz ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf ənd prest ɪt tuː hɪz ˈbliːdɪŋ tʃɪn/
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It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.
/ɪt wɑːz nɑːt ə bæd kʌt bʌt ðə hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈbiːɪŋ nɑːkt daʊn ɪn ə ˈpʌblɪk ˈθɜːroʊfer baɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst ðə fɜːrst bloʊ strʌk eɪt ˈɪntuː hɪz ˈveri soʊl ənd meɪd hɪm ɡraɪnd hɪz tiːθ ɪn ə blaɪnd ˈbɪtər reɪdʒ/

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bleeding noun US /ˈbliːdɪŋ/

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

From this reading “He took out his handkerchief and pressed it to his bleeding chin.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
disappear verb US /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading “Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grind verb US /ɡraɪnd/

press or grind with a crushing noise

From this reading “It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
humiliation noun US /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/

state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

From this reading “It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
meddling noun US /ˈmedəlɪŋ/

the act of altering something secretly or improperly

From this reading ““I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Morrison noun US /ˈmɔːrɪsən/

United States rock singer (1943-1971)

From this reading “Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rasped verb US /ræspt/

past form of “rasp” — scrape with a rasp

From this reading ““I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thoroughfare noun US /ˈθɜːroʊfer/

a public road from one place to another

From this reading “It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

public thoroughfare noun + noun

In this reading “It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.”

172 times in 426,211 chapters
knocked down verb + adjective counted as “knock down”

cause to come or go down

In this reading “It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.”

3,739 times in 426,211 chapters
blow struck verb + adjective

In this reading “It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.”

444 times in 426,211 chapters
very soul adjective + noun

In this reading “It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.”

3,475 times in 426,211 chapters
in the air preposition + article + noun counted as “in … air”

on everybody's mind

In this reading “Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.”

36,563 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 63

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atenounUS /eɪt/

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

From this reading He took out his handkerchief and pressed it to his bleeding chin.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blindnounUS /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blowverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
CAFÉ

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From this reading IN DOLAN’S CAFÉ.

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carnounUS /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chinnounUS /tʃɪn/

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading He took out his handkerchief and pressed it to his bleeding chin.

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clenching

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From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

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cutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DOLAN'S

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From this reading IN DOLAN’S CAFÉ.

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downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading “I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.

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fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/

in a physically fierce manner

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fistnounUS /fɪst/

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foolnounUS /fuːl/

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading “I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grindverbUS /ɡraɪnd/

press or grind with a crushing noise

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
handkerchiefnounUS /ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf/

a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory

From this reading He took out his handkerchief and pressed it to his bleeding chin.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

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humiliationnounUS /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/

state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.

Pending verification
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN DOLAN’S CAFÉ.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
knockedverbUS /nɑːkt/

past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
meddlingnounUS /ˈmedəlɪŋ/

the act of altering something secretly or improperly

From this reading “I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MorrisonnounUS /ˈmɔːrɪsən/

United States rock singer (1943-1971)

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He took out his handkerchief and pressed it to his bleeding chin.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pressedadjectiveUS /prest/

compacted by ironing

From this reading He took out his handkerchief and pressed it to his bleeding chin.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
raspedverbUS /ræspt/

past form of “rasp” — scrape with a rasp

From this reading “I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
teethnounUS /tiːθ/

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thoroughfarenounUS /ˈθɜːroʊfer/

a public road from one place to another

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He took out his handkerchief and pressed it to his bleeding chin.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading He took out his handkerchief and pressed it to his bleeding chin.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was not a bad cut, but the humiliation, of being knocked down in a public thoroughfare by almost the first blow struck, ate into his very soul and made him grind his teeth in a blind, bitter rage.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading Morrison watched the car disappear down the street, and clenching his fist, shook it fiercely in the air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I’ll get even with you yet, you meddling fool!” he rasped.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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