Dick Merriwell's Heroic Players

Chapter XXVII

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CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.

“I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

“Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

But if I hadn’t been on hand, there wouldn’t have been any witness to the assault, and I don’t suppose we could have had him arrested just on your complaint, without some sort of evidence to back you up.”

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Dick Merriwell's Heroic Players

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of Dick Merriwell's Heroic Players is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.

/ˈkæptʃərd baɪ ðə ˈenəmi/

Line 2

“I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

Line 3

“Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

/ɡʊd θɪŋ aɪ θɔːt tuː kʌm əˈʃɔːr ənd siː wʌt ˈhæpənd/

Line 4

Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

Line 5

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arrested verb US /ərˈestɪd/

past form of “arrest” — take into custody

From this reading “But if I hadn’t been on hand, there wouldn’t have been any witness to the assault, and I don’t suppose we could have had him arrested just on your complaint, without some sort of evidence to back you up.””

ashore adverb US /əˈʃɔːr/

towards the shore from the water

From this reading ““Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.”

assault noun US /əˈsɔːlt/

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

Brady noun US /ˈbreɪdi/

United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)

From this reading ““I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.”

captured verb US /ˈkæptʃərd/

past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading “CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.”

complaint noun US /kəmˈpleɪnt/

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

handy adjective US /ˈhændi/

easy to reach

From this reading “Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.”

scrap noun US /skræp/

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

From this reading “Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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some sort adjective + noun

In this reading “But if I hadn’t been on hand, there wouldn’t have been any witness to the assault, and I don’t suppose we could have had him arrested just on your complaint, without some sort of evidence to back you up.””

come ashore verb + particle

In this reading ““Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.”

Good thing adjective + noun

In this reading ““Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.”

CAPTURED BY verb + particle counted as “capture by”

In this reading “CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/

past form of “arrest” — take into custody

From this reading But if I hadn’t been on hand, there wouldn’t have been any witness to the assault, and I don’t suppose we could have had him arrested just on your complaint, without some sort of evidence to back you up.”

ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/

towards the shore from the water

From this reading “Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

assaultnounUS /əˈsɔːlt/

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

BillnounUS /bɪl/

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

BradynounUS /ˈbreɪdi/

United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.

CAPTUREDverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/

past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.

checkmated

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From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

don't

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ENEMYnounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.

evidencenounUS /ˈevədəns/

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hadn't

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handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

handyadjectiveUS /ˈhændi/

easy to reach

From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading “Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

ladnounUS /læd/

a boy or man

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

neededadjectiveUS /ˈniːdəd/

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

satisfactionnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

scrapnounUS /skræp/

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

sortnounUS /sɔːrt/

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/

express a supposition

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading “Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

we've

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From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Good thing I thought to come ashore and see what happened.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I think we’ve checkmated that lad for once,” said Bill Brady, with much satisfaction.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

witnessnounUS /ˈwɪtnəs/

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

wouldn't

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

you're

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From this reading Not that you needed any help—you’re a pretty handy lad in a scrap, James.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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