Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE OF THE MISSING PAPERS. Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers. Then one of them approached the professor and said: "I need two more for my section, sir." "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “Then one of them approached the professor and said:”
plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.”
-ing form of “distribute” — administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading “Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.”
not able to be found
From this reading “ONE OF THE MISSING PAPERS.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Then one of them approached the professor and said:”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “"I need two more for my section, sir."”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."”
refrain from harming
From this reading “"Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."”
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In this reading “Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.”
In this reading “"Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."”
In this reading “Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then one of them approached the professor and said:
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Then one of them approached the professor and said:
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.
-ing form of “distribute” — administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I need two more for my section, sir."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I need two more for my section, sir."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.
not able to be found
From this reading ONE OF THE MISSING PAPERS.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I need two more for my section, sir."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I need two more for my section, sir."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "I need two more for my section, sir."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE OF THE MISSING PAPERS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE OF THE MISSING PAPERS.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading ONE OF THE MISSING PAPERS.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Then one of them approached the professor and said:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then one of them approached the professor and said:
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading "I need two more for my section, sir."
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
term of address for a man
From this reading "I need two more for my section, sir."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
refrain from harming
From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE OF THE MISSING PAPERS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then one of them approached the professor and said:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then one of them approached the professor and said:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I need two more for my section, sir."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.
during the time that
From this reading Three or four minutes passed while the assistants were distributing some papers.
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From this reading "Well," said the professor, looking around the room, "if you're short two, somebody must have two to spare."
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