Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There’s nothing like being square, fellows. You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says. It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside. That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’ Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!”
Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.”
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading “That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’”
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!””
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!””
make square
From this reading ““There’s nothing like being square, fellows.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!””
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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proceed (with a plan of action)
In this reading “That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’”
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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 Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!”
at or in the front
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “There’s nothing like being square, fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “There’s nothing like being square, fellows.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “There’s nothing like being square, fellows.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There’s nothing like being square, fellows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!”
precisely, exactly
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.
and nothing more
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
make square
From this reading “There’s nothing like being square, fellows.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s nothing like being square, fellows.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.
at the time that
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading It’s not so much whether you win or lose, it’s simply that you feel square inside.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Davy didn’t care a snap about dying--he knew he was right, and he won out!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can’t beat it, I don’t care what any one says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what Davy Crockett meant when he said: ‘Be sure you’re right, then go ahead!’
Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes by Burt L. Standish holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 18 holds 81 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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