Chapter 16 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLEVER PITCHING. “Oh, me! oh, my!” cried Wiley. “How could you be so careless, Jack? I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy. At least, you could have shut your eyes and fanned once.
Chapter 16 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading ““How could you be so careless, Jack?”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “CLEVER PITCHING.”
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading “At least, you could have shut your eyes and fanned once.”
a state of dishonor
From this reading “I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.”
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading “CLEVER PITCHING.”
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading “I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “At least, you could have shut your eyes and fanned once.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.”
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 “I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At least, you could have shut your eyes and fanned once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, you could have shut your eyes and fanned once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “How could you be so careless, Jack?
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “How could you be so careless, Jack?
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading CLEVER PITCHING.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could you be so careless, Jack?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, me! oh, my!” cried Wiley.
opinion or judgment
From this reading At least, you could have shut your eyes and fanned once.
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading At least, you could have shut your eyes and fanned once.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At least, you could have shut your eyes and fanned once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How could you be so careless, Jack?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.
a state of dishonor
From this reading I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “How could you be so careless, Jack?
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, you could have shut your eyes and fanned once.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, me! oh, my!” cried Wiley.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, me! oh, my!” cried Wiley.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, me! oh, my!” cried Wiley.
on one occasion
From this reading At least, you could have shut your eyes and fanned once.
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading CLEVER PITCHING.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading At least, you could have shut your eyes and fanned once.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “How could you be so careless, Jack?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, me! oh, my!” cried Wiley.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How could you be so careless, Jack?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I fear your reputation will sink into ignominy.
Chapter 16 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage by Burt L. Standish holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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 16 holds 280 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Marriage, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
Work through the 56 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 56 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 16 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Frank Merriwell's Marriage by Burt L. Standish on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6701 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62072 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #62072, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 558 minutes of reading across 1341 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Frank Merriwell's Marriage section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 36 chapters of Frank Merriwell's Marriage to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Frank Merriwell's Marriage, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
