Chapter 26 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEFORE THE GAME. The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college. This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park: THE MERRIES. JOHNS HOPKINS.
Chapter 26 of Frank Merriwell's Marriage is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.”
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading “The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.”
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
From this reading “JOHNS HOPKINS.”
a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
From this reading “The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.”
bordered by a line of things
From this reading “This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:”
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
From this reading “This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:”
plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:”
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In this reading “This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME.
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
From this reading JOHNS HOPKINS.
a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
bordered by a line of things
From this reading This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:
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From this reading THE MERRIES.
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From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
not any; not one
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
From this reading This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The game of lacrosse between Hopkins and Merriwell’s team was arranged, no objection being raised to it by the committee of athletics at the college.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This was the way the two teams lined up on the field at Oriole Park:
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