Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFFICERS OF THE LAW. It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point. The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good. They laughed and joked as they ate. Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.
Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hazard on a golf course
From this reading “Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.”
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading “The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.”
come together
From this reading “Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.”
past form of “joke” — tell a joke; speak humorously
From this reading “They laughed and joked as they ate.”
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading “The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.”
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
From this reading “Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.”
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.
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a table where breakfast is eaten
In this reading “It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.”
In this reading “It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.”
In this reading “Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.”
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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 was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
(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 Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They laughed and joked as they ate.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading They laughed and joked as they ate.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.
a small house with a single story
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.
come together
From this reading Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.
brought together in one place
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
past form of “joke” — tell a joke; speak humorously
From this reading They laughed and joked as they ate.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading They laughed and joked as they ate.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading OFFICERS OF THE LAW.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OFFICERS OF THE LAW.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading OFFICERS OF THE LAW.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFFICERS OF THE LAW.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They laughed and joked as they ate.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a jolly party that gathered about the breakfast table in that little cottage on Sandy Point.
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
From this reading Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fish were cooked brown and crisp, the coffee was delicious, and everything tasted good.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Merriwell and Hodge had told all about their encounter with Bunker and Welch.
Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Chase by Burt L. Standish holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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