Chapter XIV of Dick Merriwell's Glory, “A Hot Chase,” is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV
Chapter XIV of Dick Merriwell's Glory, “A Hot Chase,” is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away. "That letter." "What letter?" "The one I wrote you." "What about it?"
Chapter XIV of Dick Merriwell's Glory, “A Hot Chase,” is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"That letter."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “"Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “"Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “"The one I wrote you."”
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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 "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about it?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The one I wrote you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What about it?"
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "That letter."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The one I wrote you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That letter."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The one I wrote you."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, wait a minute!" exclaimed Scudder, struck by a sudden, thought as he was turning away.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What letter?"
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "The one I wrote you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The one I wrote you."
Chapter 14 of Dick Merriwell's Glory by Burt L. Standish holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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