Chapter XXX of Dick Merriwell's Pranks, “His Just Deserts,” is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXX of Dick Merriwell's Pranks, “His Just Deserts,” is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Turk did not shrink before Budthorne. He remained unruffled as he said: “Very well; search the boat, gentlemen. As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.” “It’s a bluff!” growled Buckhart.
Chapter XXX of Dick Merriwell's Pranks, “His Just Deserts,” is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading ““It’s a bluff!” growled Buckhart.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading ““It’s a bluff!” growled Buckhart.”
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading “As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.””
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “The Turk did not shrink before Budthorne.”
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.””
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading “The Turk did not shrink before Budthorne.”
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
From this reading “He remained unruffled as he said:”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.””
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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’s a bluff!” growled Buckhart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He remained unruffled as he said:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Turk did not shrink before Budthorne.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “It’s a bluff!” growled Buckhart.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Very well; search the boat, gentlemen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a bluff!” growled Buckhart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Turk did not shrink before Budthorne.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Turk did not shrink before Budthorne.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Very well; search the boat, gentlemen.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “It’s a bluff!” growled Buckhart.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remained unruffled as he said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a bluff!” growled Buckhart.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Turk did not shrink before Budthorne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
above and across; more than
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
approval to do something
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He remained unruffled as he said:
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He remained unruffled as he said:
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Very well; search the boat, gentlemen.
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading The Turk did not shrink before Budthorne.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Turk did not shrink before Budthorne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading The Turk did not shrink before Budthorne.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
From this reading He remained unruffled as he said:
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well; search the boat, gentlemen.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Very well; search the boat, gentlemen.
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As I know two of you to be responsible, you have my permission to look the yacht over from stem to stern.”
Chapter 30 of Dick Merriwell's Pranks by Burt L. Standish holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 30 holds 260 sentences of Dick Merriwell's Pranks, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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