Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell at Yale is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell at Yale is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GAME GROWS HOTTER. By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt. "Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion. "It's the only chawnce they have had to cheer. Do let them make a little noise."
Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell at Yale is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give encouragement to
From this reading “"It's the only chawnce they have had to cheer.”
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading “"Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “THE GAME GROWS HOTTER.”
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “THE GAME GROWS HOTTER.”
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading “"Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion.”
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading “By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.”
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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 By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the only chawnce they have had to cheer.
give encouragement to
From this reading "It's the only chawnce they have had to cheer.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do let them make a little noise."
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading "Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE GAME GROWS HOTTER.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading THE GAME GROWS HOTTER.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It's the only chawnce they have had to cheer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading THE GAME GROWS HOTTER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the only chawnce they have had to cheer.
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading "Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Do let them make a little noise."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Do let them make a little noise."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
engage in
From this reading Do let them make a little noise."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
and nothing more
From this reading "It's the only chawnce they have had to cheer.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAME GROWS HOTTER.
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Do let them make a little noise."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's the only chawnce they have had to cheer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Poor fellows!" said one languid Harvardite to an equally languid companion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
a university in Connecticut
From this reading By the noise the Yale crowd made one might have fancied the game was theirs beyond a doubt.
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