Chapter 11 of Dick Merriwell's Fighting Chance is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Dick Merriwell's Fighting Chance is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THROUGH THE CRACK OF THE DOOR. For a moment the silence was unbroken. Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried. “Well!” he snapped. “Might I ask what this means?”
Chapter 11 of Dick Merriwell's Fighting Chance is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.”
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “THROUGH THE CRACK OF THE DOOR.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading ““Well!” he snapped.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.”
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading “For a moment the silence was unbroken.”
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.
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In this reading “Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.”
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment the silence was unbroken.”
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
In this reading “Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.”
In this reading “THROUGH THE CRACK OF THE DOOR.”
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 For a moment the silence was unbroken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Might I ask what this means?”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading THROUGH THE CRACK OF THE DOOR.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THROUGH THE CRACK OF THE DOOR.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment the silence was unbroken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Might I ask what this means?”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “Might I ask what this means?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Might I ask what this means?”
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment the silence was unbroken.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THROUGH THE CRACK OF THE DOOR.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For a moment the silence was unbroken.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Well!” he snapped.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE CRACK OF THE DOOR.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the stranger stepped inside the room and set down the suit case he carried.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Might I ask what this means?”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE CRACK OF THE DOOR.
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading For a moment the silence was unbroken.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment the silence was unbroken.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well!” he snapped.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Might I ask what this means?”
Chapter 11 of Dick Merriwell's Fighting Chance by Burt L. Standish holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 11 holds 149 sentences of Dick Merriwell's Fighting Chance, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Dick Merriwell's Fighting Chance by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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