Chapter 36 of Dick Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Dick Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WASTED WARNING. Another surprise followed. Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon. When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first. “Let me try it, Merriwell,” he begged.
Chapter 36 of Dick Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““Let me try it, Merriwell,” he begged.”
kill without legal sanction
From this reading “Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.”
approval to do something
From this reading “When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “A WASTED WARNING.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “A WASTED WARNING.”
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 “When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.”
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 A WASTED WARNING.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another surprise followed.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Let me try it, Merriwell,” he begged.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Another surprise followed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let me try it, Merriwell,” he begged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Let me try it, Merriwell,” he begged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me try it, Merriwell,” he begged.
kill without legal sanction
From this reading Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me try it, Merriwell,” he begged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let me try it, Merriwell,” he begged.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.
approval to do something
From this reading When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Another surprise followed.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Let me try it, Merriwell,” he begged.
a message informing of danger
From this reading A WASTED WARNING.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading A WASTED WARNING.
look attentively
From this reading Lynch came out to watch the team practice that afternoon.
at the time that
From this reading When Kates failed to appear, Mike asked permission to cover first.
Chapter 36 of Dick Merriwell's Backers by Burt L. Standish holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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 36 holds 335 sentences of Dick Merriwell's Backers, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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