Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SENSATION ON THE FIELD. The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived. The hour approached. Jarvis Field was ready for the great struggle. The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.
Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a beautiful manner
From this reading “The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.”
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading “The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.”
a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
From this reading “The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.”
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading “The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.”
in a regular manner
From this reading “The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “A SENSATION ON THE FIELD.”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.”
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.
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any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
In this reading “The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.”
In this reading “The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.”
In this reading “A SENSATION ON THE FIELD.”
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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 A SENSATION ON THE FIELD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading The hour approached.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.
in a beautiful manner
From this reading The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading A SENSATION ON THE FIELD.
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jarvis Field was ready for the great struggle.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.
a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
From this reading The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The hour approached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jarvis Field was ready for the great struggle.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SENSATION ON THE FIELD.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Jarvis Field was ready for the great struggle.
in a regular manner
From this reading The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading A SENSATION ON THE FIELD.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Jarvis Field was ready for the great struggle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SENSATION ON THE FIELD.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jarvis Field was ready for the great struggle.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.
a Caucasian
From this reading The white marks of the gridiron were regularly and beautifully made.
a university in Connecticut
From this reading The day of the great football game between Harvard and Yale had arrived.
Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale by Burt L. Standish holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 27 holds 193 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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