Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hey, Chip! We got him!” The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned. They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot. “By gracious!”
Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
From this reading “They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading ““Hey, Chip!”
a building that is occupied by a social club
From this reading “The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.”
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.”
arranged into groups
From this reading “The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.”
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading “They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.”
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading “They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By gracious!”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “Hey, Chip!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
a building that is occupied by a social club
From this reading The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We got him!”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “By gracious!”
arranged into groups
From this reading The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey, Chip!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We got him!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.
not in physical motion
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The players grouped about Coach Trayne in the clubhouse turned.
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We got him!”
which person or people
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading They had been waiting for the arrival of Clancy and Billy Mac, who was still to vote on the new captain, as the coach had demanded a written ballot.
Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes by Burt L. Standish holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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 27 holds 54 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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