Chapter VII of Dick Merriwell's Glory, “Fardale’s Turn,” is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter VII of Dick Merriwell's Glory, “Fardale’s Turn,” is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath. It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head. What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again? What mattered anything? He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.
Chapter VII of Dick Merriwell's Glory, “Fardale’s Turn,” is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.”
past form of “down” — drink down entirely
From this reading “What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again?”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.”
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.”
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading “What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again?”
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.”
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 “He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.”
In this reading “The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
anew
From this reading What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again?
any thing at all
From this reading What mattered anything?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.
someone who is a detective
From this reading The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.
past form of “down” — drink down entirely
From this reading What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again?
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
engage in
From this reading He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.
a particular point in time
From this reading What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed that he had leaped fully as high as a man’s head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had stopped Rivermouth’s attempt to make a goal from the field.
having come into contact
From this reading What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What mattered it if he was downed the moment he touched earth again?
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading The witnesses of Dick Merriwell’s play gasped for breath.
Chapter 7 of Dick Merriwell's Glory by Burt L. Standish holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 7 holds 132 sentences of Dick Merriwell's Glory, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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