Chapter 18 of Dick Merriwell's Pranks is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Dick Merriwell's Pranks is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dick returned to his friends. “Where have you been, pard?” asked Buckhart. “Just outside,” was the answer. “Wanted to see what was going on in the hotel.” “I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.”
Chapter 18 of Dick Merriwell's Pranks is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
react verbally
From this reading ““Just outside,” was the answer.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading ““I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.””
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick returned to his friends.”
made afraid
From this reading ““I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.””
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading ““Wanted to see what was going on in the hotel.””
express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
From this reading ““I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.””
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading ““Just outside,” was the answer.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading ““Wanted to see what was going on in the hotel.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.””
In this reading ““Just outside,” was the answer.”
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react verbally
From this reading “Just outside,” was the answer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where have you been, pard?” asked Buckhart.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Where have you been, pard?” asked Buckhart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where have you been, pard?” asked Buckhart.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick returned to his friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Dick returned to his friends.
made afraid
From this reading “I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Wanted to see what was going on in the hotel.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Where have you been, pard?” asked Buckhart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick returned to his friends.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “Wanted to see what was going on in the hotel.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Wanted to see what was going on in the hotel.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Just outside,” was the answer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Wanted to see what was going on in the hotel.”
express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
From this reading “I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Just outside,” was the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where have you been, pard?” asked Buckhart.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Dick returned to his friends.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Wanted to see what was going on in the hotel.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Just outside,” was the answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick returned to his friends.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Wanted to see what was going on in the hotel.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Just outside,” was the answer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Wanted to see what was going on in the hotel.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where have you been, pard?” asked Buckhart.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “I opine the whole bunch is some frightened.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where have you been, pard?” asked Buckhart.
Chapter 18 of Dick Merriwell's Pranks by Burt L. Standish holds 314 sentences, grouped into 63 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 18 holds 314 sentences of Dick Merriwell's Pranks, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Dick Merriwell's Pranks by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 314 sentences, grouped into 63 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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