Chapter 12 of Dick Merriwell's Fighting Chance is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Dick Merriwell's Fighting Chance is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE SILENT NIGHT. Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion. What did it mean? What could it mean? Why had Archie stolen down here in the dead of night?
Chapter 12 of Dick Merriwell's Fighting Chance is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.”
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading “Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Why had Archie stolen down here in the dead of night?”
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading “Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.”
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In this reading “Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.”
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From this reading Why had Archie stolen down here in the dead of night?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Why had Archie stolen down here in the dead of night?
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did it mean?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Why had Archie stolen down here in the dead of night?
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
any strong feeling
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why had Archie stolen down here in the dead of night?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Why had Archie stolen down here in the dead of night?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SILENT NIGHT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What did it mean?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What did it mean?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IN THE SILENT NIGHT.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading IN THE SILENT NIGHT.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Why had Archie stolen down here in the dead of night?
carry out
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SILENT NIGHT.
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did it mean?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had Archie stolen down here in the dead of night?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick could not take his eyes off the face of his friend, drawn, pale, stamped with the print of some vital emotion.
Chapter 12 of Dick Merriwell's Fighting Chance by Burt L. Standish holds 350 sentences, grouped into 70 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 12 holds 350 sentences of Dick Merriwell's Fighting Chance, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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