Chapter XXV of Dick Merriwell's Assurance, “An Appeal to Bial Keene,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXV
Chapter XXV of Dick Merriwell's Assurance, “An Appeal to Bial Keene,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There is the house, Frank,” declared Wiley. “I am dead sure of it. I saw them shanghai Abe. I saw them chuck him into the cab. I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
Chapter XXV of Dick Merriwell's Assurance, “An Appeal to Bial Keene,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.””
a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
From this reading “I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.””
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “I saw them chuck him into the cab.”
throw carelessly
From this reading “I saw them chuck him into the cab.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading ““There is the house, Frank,” declared Wiley.”
cause to become
From this reading “I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.””
the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
From this reading “I saw them shanghai Abe.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.””
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 “I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.””
In this reading “I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.””
In this reading “I saw them chuck him into the cab.”
In this reading “I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw them shanghai Abe.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am dead sure of it.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading I saw them chuck him into the cab.
throw carelessly
From this reading I saw them chuck him into the cab.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “I am dead sure of it.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “There is the house, Frank,” declared Wiley.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “There is the house, Frank,” declared Wiley.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw them chuck him into the cab.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “There is the house, Frank,” declared Wiley.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am dead sure of it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I saw them chuck him into the cab.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is the house, Frank,” declared Wiley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I am dead sure of it.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am dead sure of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
cause to become
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw them shanghai Abe.
the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
From this reading I saw them shanghai Abe.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I am dead sure of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is the house, Frank,” declared Wiley.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I saw them shanghai Abe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is the house, Frank,” declared Wiley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was too late to render assistance, but like a bloodhound on the trail I followed that cab.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is the house, Frank,” declared Wiley.
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