Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOREHEADS. Hobart Manton was sore all the way through. Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome. “I presume it’s up to me to say something pleasant,” he observed. “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.”
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading ““You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.””
a port and state capital of Tasmania
From this reading “Hobart Manton was sore all the way through.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading ““You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.””
something that results
From this reading “Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.”
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading ““I presume it’s up to me to say something pleasant,” he observed.”
hurting
From this reading “Hobart Manton was sore all the way through.”
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In this reading ““You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.””
put clothing on one's body
In this reading “Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.”
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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 “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
anew
From this reading “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Hobart Manton was sore all the way through.
-ing form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
a feeling of extreme joy
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
a port and state capital of Tasmania
From this reading Hobart Manton was sore all the way through.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I presume it’s up to me to say something pleasant,” he observed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I presume it’s up to me to say something pleasant,” he observed.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hobart Manton was sore all the way through.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I presume it’s up to me to say something pleasant,” he observed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
not any; not one
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “I presume it’s up to me to say something pleasant,” he observed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
something that results
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
above and across; more than
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “I presume it’s up to me to say something pleasant,” he observed.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “I presume it’s up to me to say something pleasant,” he observed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
express in words
From this reading “I presume it’s up to me to say something pleasant,” he observed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I presume it’s up to me to say something pleasant,” he observed.
hurting
From this reading Hobart Manton was sore all the way through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOREHEADS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hobart Manton was sore all the way through.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Hobart Manton was sore all the way through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I presume it’s up to me to say something pleasant,” he observed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hobart Manton was sore all the way through.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Hobart Manton was sore all the way through.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
which person or people
From this reading Having put on his coat, he came over to Merriwell, who was betraying no exultation over the outcome.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You defeated me on the level, all right; but you couldn’t do it again in a week.”
Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage by Burt L. Standish holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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