Chapter 33 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor. “Still, I’m mighty glad that Bob saw fit to come around. It’ll clear things up wonderfully.” He crossed the room and sank into a chair. Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.
Chapter 33 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading ““Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.”
(of sounds) repeating by reflection
From this reading ““Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading “Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.”
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading ““Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.”
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading ““Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.”
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading “It’ll clear things up wonderfully.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He crossed the room and sank into a chair.”
become less in amount or intensity
In this reading ““Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.”
deserving regret
In this reading ““Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.”
In this reading “He crossed the room and sank into a chair.”
place into the hands or custody of
In this reading “Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He crossed the room and sank into a chair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Still, I’m mighty glad that Bob saw fit to come around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Still, I’m mighty glad that Bob saw fit to come around.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He crossed the room and sank into a chair.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It’ll clear things up wonderfully.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Still, I’m mighty glad that Bob saw fit to come around.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
placed crosswise
From this reading He crossed the room and sank into a chair.
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From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
take in liquids
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
(of sounds) repeating by reflection
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Still, I’m mighty glad that Bob saw fit to come around.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Still, I’m mighty glad that Bob saw fit to come around.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He crossed the room and sank into a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Still, I’m mighty glad that Bob saw fit to come around.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He crossed the room and sank into a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’ll clear things up wonderfully.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “Still, I’m mighty glad that Bob saw fit to come around.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
above and across; more than
From this reading Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He crossed the room and sank into a chair.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading He crossed the room and sank into a chair.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Still, I’m mighty glad that Bob saw fit to come around.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
not in physical motion
From this reading “Still, I’m mighty glad that Bob saw fit to come around.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It’ll clear things up wonderfully.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Still, I’m mighty glad that Bob saw fit to come around.
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Picking up a magazine, he began to turn over its pages.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It’ll clear things up wonderfully.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Too bad we didn’t drink that toast!” murmured Merriwell, as the echoing steps of the orderly and Randall died away down the corridor.
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading It’ll clear things up wonderfully.”
Chapter 33 of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes by Burt L. Standish holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 33 holds 156 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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