Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell, Jr.'s, Helping Hand is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell, Jr.'s, Helping Hand is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHARP WORK. “The Gold Hillers shape up well, Chip,” remarked Clancy. “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.” “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently. “Look at Brad, will you!”
Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell, Jr.'s, Helping Hand is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading ““So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.””
a small nail
From this reading ““Look at Brad, will you!””
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading ““The Gold Hillers shape up well, Chip,” remarked Clancy.”
group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading ““Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.”
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading ““So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.””
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading ““Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading ““So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.””
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading ““Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.”
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 ““Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““Look at Brad, will you!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
(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 “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look at Brad, will you!”
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
a small nail
From this reading “Look at Brad, will you!”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “The Gold Hillers shape up well, Chip,” remarked Clancy.
group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Gold Hillers shape up well, Chip,” remarked Clancy.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
coins made of gold
From this reading “The Gold Hillers shape up well, Chip,” remarked Clancy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Gold Hillers shape up well, Chip,” remarked Clancy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look at Brad, will you!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “The Gold Hillers shape up well, Chip,” remarked Clancy.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “The Gold Hillers shape up well, Chip,” remarked Clancy.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading SHARP WORK.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Gold Hillers shape up well, Chip,” remarked Clancy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So far as beef is concerned, they put it all over our lads.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “The Gold Hillers shape up well, Chip,” remarked Clancy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “The Gold Hillers shape up well, Chip,” remarked Clancy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Look at Brad, will you!”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “Headwork does more than ‘beef’ to win a game, Clan,” replied Merriwell confidently.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading SHARP WORK.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look at Brad, will you!”
Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell, Jr.'s, Helping Hand by Burt L. Standish holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 19 holds 139 sentences of Frank Merriwell, Jr.'s, Helping Hand, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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