Chapter 31 of Frank Merriwell at Yale is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Frank Merriwell at Yale is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DITSON IS TRAPPED. "It don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton. "I don't care if you have got his card! That thug lied like blazes! Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
Chapter 31 of Frank Merriwell at Yale is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blaze” — a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading “That thug lied like blazes!”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “"I don't care if you have got his card!”
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."”
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading “Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."”
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading “That thug lied like blazes!”
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “That thug lied like blazes!”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “DITSON IS TRAPPED.”
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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 don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton.
any person at all
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton.
plural of “blaze” — a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading That thug lied like blazes!
terminate
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading "I don't care if you have got his card!
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I don't care if you have got his card!
the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
From this reading "It don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DITSON IS TRAPPED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton.
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "It don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I don't care if you have got his card!
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "It don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't care if you have got his card!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I don't care if you have got his card!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't care if you have got his card!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I don't care if you have got his card!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DITSON IS TRAPPED.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton.
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading That thug lied like blazes!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That thug lied like blazes!
engage in
From this reading "It don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton.
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It don't make a dit of bifference, Frank!" spluttered Harry Rattleton.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That thug lied like blazes!
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading That thug lied like blazes!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading DITSON IS TRAPPED.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't care if you have got his card!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Putnam may be selfish--he may have other faults, but he never hired anybody to break your arm."
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