Chapter XXIX of Dick Merriwell's Trap, “The Magic Powder,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIX
Chapter XXIX of Dick Merriwell's Trap, “The Magic Powder,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym. “Too bad, fellows!” “Go for them next half!” “Don’t give up!” Some of them shook hands with the players as the latter passed out.
Chapter XXIX of Dick Merriwell's Trap, “The Magic Powder,” is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 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 “Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ““Too bad, fellows!””
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.”
athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
From this reading “Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “Some of them shook hands with the players as the latter passed out.”
plural of “sympathizer” — a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading “Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.”
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 “Some of them shook hands with the players as the latter passed out.”
deserving regret
In this reading ““Too bad, fellows!””
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading ““Don’t give up!””
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
In this reading “Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Too bad, fellows!”
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t give up!”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Too bad, fellows!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Go for them next half!”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Don’t give up!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go for them next half!”
athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Go for them next half!”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Some of them shook hands with the players as the latter passed out.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Some of them shook hands with the players as the latter passed out.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Go for them next half!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of them shook hands with the players as the latter passed out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading Some of them shook hands with the players as the latter passed out.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Some of them shook hands with the players as the latter passed out.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of them shook hands with the players as the latter passed out.
plural of “sympathizer” — a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Go for them next half!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Too bad, fellows!”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Don’t give up!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sympathizers with the cadets crowded about the gate as they passed out to trot over to the gym.
Chapter 29 of Dick Merriwell's Trap by Burt L. Standish holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 29 holds 186 sentences of Dick Merriwell's Trap, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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