Chapter 1 of Dick Merriwell's Pranks is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dick Merriwell's Pranks is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys. Catalogue sent free upon request. The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus. It was approaching Constantinople. On the right lay Asia, on the left Europe.
Chapter 1 of Dick Merriwell's Pranks is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading “On the right lay Asia, on the left Europe.”
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading “Catalogue sent free upon request.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.”
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading “It was approaching Constantinople.”
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “Catalogue sent free upon request.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading It was approaching Constantinople.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading On the right lay Asia, on the left Europe.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route
From this reading The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading Catalogue sent free upon request.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading It was approaching Constantinople.
placed crosswise
From this reading The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading On the right lay Asia, on the left Europe.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Catalogue sent free upon request.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was approaching Constantinople.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the right lay Asia, on the left Europe.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading On the right lay Asia, on the left Europe.
an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles
From this reading The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus.
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From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the right lay Asia, on the left Europe.
above and across; more than
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
express the need or desire for
From this reading Catalogue sent free upon request.
precisely, exactly
From this reading On the right lay Asia, on the left Europe.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Catalogue sent free upon request.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
reflecting the latest information or changes
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Catalogue sent free upon request.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was approaching Constantinople.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Author of the celebrated “Merriwell” stories, which are the favorite reading of over half a million up-to-date American boys.
Chapter 1 of Dick Merriwell's Pranks by Burt L. Standish holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 1 holds 234 sentences of Dick Merriwell's Pranks, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Dick Merriwell's Pranks by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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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