Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Endurance is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Endurance is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AROUSED BY A MYSTERY. It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room. They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time. “Come on here, Morton,” called a player. “Bring your friend into this game.
Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Endurance is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.”
aroused to action
From this reading “AROUSED BY A MYSTERY.”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “AROUSED BY A MYSTERY.”
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading ““Come on here, Morton,” called a player.”
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.”
migratory
From this reading “They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.”
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.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
In this reading “They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.”
In this reading “They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.”
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 AROUSED BY A MYSTERY.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
aroused to action
From this reading AROUSED BY A MYSTERY.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Bring your friend into this game.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AROUSED BY A MYSTERY.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Come on here, Morton,” called a player.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on here, Morton,” called a player.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Bring your friend into this game.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Bring your friend into this game.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Come on here, Morton,” called a player.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading AROUSED BY A MYSTERY.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
according to the clock
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on here, Morton,” called a player.
go across or through
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “Come on here, Morton,” called a player.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Bring your friend into this game.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
migratory
From this reading They seemed to be wandering around in search of some amusement to pass away the time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
at the time that
From this reading It was nine o’clock that evening when Morton and Merriwell strolled into the card room.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bring your friend into this game.
Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Endurance by Burt L. Standish holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 9 holds 162 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Endurance, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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