Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WON BACK. Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair. She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited. "There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack! See him, Inza!"
Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.”
like down or as soft as down
From this reading “Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.”
possessive form of “harvard” — a university in Massachusetts
From this reading “She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.”
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “"There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack!”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “WON BACK.”
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 “Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.”
In this reading “She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.”
In this reading “"There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack!”
In this reading “Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.”
In this reading “She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.”
In this reading “Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WON BACK.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack!
like down or as soft as down
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
a young female
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
possessive form of “harvard” — a university in Massachusetts
From this reading She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See him, Inza!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack!
a small worthless amount
From this reading "There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack!
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See him, Inza!"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading "There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading "There he is!" she exclaimed, at various stages of the game--"there is Jack!
look attentively
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beside Inza Burrage, in a splendid position to watch the game, sat a pretty girl with fluffy hair.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading WON BACK.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore Harvard's colors, and seemed greatly excited.
Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale by Burt L. Standish holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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