Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Races is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Races is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE YALE SPIRIT. At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification. It was impossible to exclude the overjoyed friends of the crew. They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner. There was a popping of corks, and "fizz" began to flow freely.
Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Races is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading “At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification.”
plural of “cork” — outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
From this reading “There was a popping of corks, and "fizz" began to flow freely.”
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading “It was impossible to exclude the overjoyed friends of the crew.”
an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
From this reading “There was a popping of corks, and "fizz" began to flow freely.”
extremely joyful
From this reading “It was impossible to exclude the overjoyed friends of the crew.”
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading “There was a popping of corks, and "fizz" began to flow freely.”
produced or growing in extreme abundance
From this reading “At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification.”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “THE YALE SPIRIT.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading There was a popping of corks, and "fizz" began to flow freely.
a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification.
plural of “cork” — outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
From this reading There was a popping of corks, and "fizz" began to flow freely.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading It was impossible to exclude the overjoyed friends of the crew.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading It was impossible to exclude the overjoyed friends of the crew.
communicated in words
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
From this reading There was a popping of corks, and "fizz" began to flow freely.
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading There was a popping of corks, and "fizz" began to flow freely.
in a free manner
From this reading There was a popping of corks, and "fizz" began to flow freely.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It was impossible to exclude the overjoyed friends of the crew.
capable of being imagined
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It was impossible to exclude the overjoyed friends of the crew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to exclude the overjoyed friends of the crew.
a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
From this reading At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification.
extremely joyful
From this reading It was impossible to exclude the overjoyed friends of the crew.
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading There was a popping of corks, and "fizz" began to flow freely.
produced or growing in extreme abundance
From this reading At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading THE YALE SPIRIT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YALE SPIRIT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible to exclude the overjoyed friends of the crew.
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading They crowded in and expressed their unbounded delight in almost every imaginable manner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the boathouse there was a scene of riotous jollification.
a university in Connecticut
From this reading THE YALE SPIRIT.
Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Races by Burt L. Standish holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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 18 holds 83 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Races, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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