Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Where’s Bob Randall?” “Search me, Chip. He didn’t turn up for practice. Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.” “Nonsense, Clan!
Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.””
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading ““Search me, Chip.”
group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading ““Nonsense, Clan!”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.””
subject to popular election
From this reading “Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.””
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading ““Nonsense, Clan!”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “He didn’t turn up for practice.”
hurting
From this reading “Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.””
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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appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “He didn’t turn up for practice.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Where’s Bob Randall?”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “Search me, Chip.
group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading “Nonsense, Clan!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn’t turn up for practice.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.”
subject to popular election
From this reading Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He didn’t turn up for practice.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn’t turn up for practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Search me, Chip.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Nonsense, Clan!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.”
above and across; more than
From this reading Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading He didn’t turn up for practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where’s Bob Randall?”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Search me, Chip.
hurting
From this reading Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.”
not in physical motion
From this reading Bet a dollar he’s still sore over not getting elected captain.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He didn’t turn up for practice.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He didn’t turn up for practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where’s Bob Randall?”
Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes by Burt L. Standish holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 28 holds 115 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 115 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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