Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DANCE IN SUNK HOLE. A low-ceiled room with a bar at the end near the door. The odor of smoke, liquor, and perspiration. The place lighted with oil-lamps having dirty chimneys. The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.
Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “The place lighted with oil-lamps having dirty chimneys.”
streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
From this reading “The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “The place lighted with oil-lamps having dirty chimneys.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “The odor of smoke, liquor, and perspiration.”
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading “The odor of smoke, liquor, and perspiration.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “The odor of smoke, liquor, and perspiration.”
walk heavily
From this reading “The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.”
doomed to extinction
From this reading “THE DANCE IN SUNK HOLE.”
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In this reading “A low-ceiled room with a bar at the end near the door.”
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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 A low-ceiled room with a bar at the end near the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The odor of smoke, liquor, and perspiration.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A low-ceiled room with a bar at the end near the door.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading A low-ceiled room with a bar at the end near the door.
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading The place lighted with oil-lamps having dirty chimneys.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading THE DANCE IN SUNK HOLE.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The place lighted with oil-lamps having dirty chimneys.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A low-ceiled room with a bar at the end near the door.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A low-ceiled room with a bar at the end near the door.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.
streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
From this reading The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The place lighted with oil-lamps having dirty chimneys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.
an opening into or through something
From this reading THE DANCE IN SUNK HOLE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DANCE IN SUNK HOLE.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.
set afire or burning
From this reading The place lighted with oil-lamps having dirty chimneys.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading The odor of smoke, liquor, and perspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A low-ceiled room with a bar at the end near the door.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A low-ceiled room with a bar at the end near the door.
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading The odor of smoke, liquor, and perspiration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The odor of smoke, liquor, and perspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place lighted with oil-lamps having dirty chimneys.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading The odor of smoke, liquor, and perspiration.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place lighted with oil-lamps having dirty chimneys.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A low-ceiled room with a bar at the end near the door.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The odor of smoke, liquor, and perspiration.
walk heavily
From this reading The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.
doomed to extinction
From this reading THE DANCE IN SUNK HOLE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DANCE IN SUNK HOLE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lights of the lamps dancing and flaring to the stamp of many heavy-shod feet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A low-ceiled room with a bar at the end near the door.
Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell's Backers by Burt L. Standish holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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 32 holds 278 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Backers, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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