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Dick Merriwell's Trap
Dick Merriwell's Trap

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Dick Merriwell's Trap is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Burt L. Standish • Curated US English Learning Edition
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The first half of the game was over.
The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.
Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.
The teams had lined up as follows:
────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dick Merriwell's Trap

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Dick Merriwell's Trap is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The first half of the game was over.
/ðə fɜːrst hæf ʌv ðə ɡeɪm wɑːz ˈoʊvər/
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The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.
Line 3
Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.
Line 4
The teams had lined up as follows:
/ðə tiːmz hæd laɪnd ʌp æz ˈfɑːloʊz/
Line 5
────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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Bradley noun US /ˈbrædli/

United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)

From this reading “────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Clack verb US /klæk/

make a rattling sound

From this reading “────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fluke noun US /fluːk/

a stroke of luck

From this reading “Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Gardner noun US /ˈɡɑːrdnər/

United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)

From this reading “────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Hicks noun US /hɪks/

plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

From this reading “────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Kerns noun US /kɜːrnz/

plural of “kern” — United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)

From this reading “────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Singleton noun US /ˈsɪŋɡəltən/

a single object (as distinguished from a pair)

From this reading “────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
teams noun US /tiːmz/

plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading “The teams had lined up as follows:”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

at the end preposition + article + noun counted as “at … end”

In this reading “The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.”

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18

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From this reading The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.

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6

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From this reading The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.

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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 The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The teams had lined up as follows:

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BradleynounUS /ˈbrædli/

United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Buckhart

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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CenternounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

Velmora curated lexicon
ChaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ClackverbUS /klæk/

make a rattling sound

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Durkee

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.

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Fardale

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From this reading The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.

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Fardale's

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From this reading Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.

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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first half of the game was over.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flukenounUS /fluːk/

a stroke of luck

From this reading Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
followsverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊz/

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading The teams had lined up as follows:

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Full-back

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading The first half of the game was over.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GardnernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdnər/

United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

From this reading Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The first half of the game was over.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
half-back

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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HicksnounUS /hɪks/

plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Hoyt

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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Iott

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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Jolliby

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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KernsnounUS /kɜːrnz/

plural of “kern” — United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LeftnounUS /left/

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 ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/

United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/

bordered by a line of things

From this reading The teams had lined up as follows:

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Loppinger

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.

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McElroy

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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Merriwell

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The first half of the game was over.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The first half of the game was over.

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Quarter-back

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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Redmond

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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RightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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scorenounUS /skɔːr/

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

From this reading The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.

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Seaton

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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Shannock

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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SingletonnounUS /ˈsɪŋɡəltən/

a single object (as distinguished from a pair)

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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SmartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/

showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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SPRINGVALE

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.

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tacklenounUS /ˈtækəl/

the person who plays that position on a football team

From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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teamsnounUS /tiːmz/

plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading The teams had lined up as follows:

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The first half of the game was over.

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touch-down

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From this reading Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.

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Tubbs

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.

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upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading The teams had lined up as follows:

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Waldron

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From this reading ────────────────────────────────────── FARDALE SPRINGVALE ────────────────────────────────────── Jolliby Right end McElroy ────────────────────────────────────── Hoyt Right tackle Kerns ────────────────────────────────────── Gardner Right guard Seaton ────────────────────────────────────── Tubbs Center Redmond ────────────────────────────────────── Shannock Left guard Hicks ────────────────────────────────────── Bradley Left tackle Clack ────────────────────────────────────── Lewis Left end Iott ────────────────────────────────────── Smart Quarter-back Loppinger ────────────────────────────────────── Merriwell Right Waldron half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Buckhart Left Chase half-back ────────────────────────────────────── Singleton Full-back Durkee ──────────────────────────────────────

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The first half of the game was over.

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Chapter 15 of Dick Merriwell's Trap by Burt L. Standish holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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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