Chapter 16 of Dick Merriwell's Trap is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Dick Merriwell's Trap is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Uniontown was dazed. The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand. It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all. In vain Durkee talked to his men. They were rattled and sore, and they could not stop the gritty cadets.
Chapter 16 of Dick Merriwell's Trap is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading “The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.”
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “Uniontown was dazed.”
composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
From this reading “They were rattled and sore, and they could not stop the gritty cadets.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “They were rattled and sore, and they could not stop the gritty cadets.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.”
hurting
From this reading “They were rattled and sore, and they could not stop the gritty cadets.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.”
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 “The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were rattled and sore, and they could not stop the gritty cadets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading Uniontown was dazed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In vain Durkee talked to his men.
composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
From this reading They were rattled and sore, and they could not stop the gritty cadets.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In vain Durkee talked to his men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.
the force of workers available
From this reading In vain Durkee talked to his men.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading They were rattled and sore, and they could not stop the gritty cadets.
unusual or striking
From this reading The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.
hurting
From this reading They were rattled and sore, and they could not stop the gritty cadets.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading They were rattled and sore, and they could not stop the gritty cadets.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading In vain Durkee talked to his men.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In vain Durkee talked to his men.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading The remarkable change in the cadets they could not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uniontown was dazed.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading In vain Durkee talked to his men.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uniontown was dazed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It did not seem that they were playing against the same team at all.
Chapter 16 of Dick Merriwell's Trap by Burt L. Standish holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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 16 holds 242 sentences of Dick Merriwell's Trap, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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