Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Setback is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Setback is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT DASHLEIGH SAW. The cab-driver stared. “Well, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain. “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening. Big feed and all that, you understand.
Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Setback is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Big feed and all that, you understand.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading ““I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading ““I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““Well, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain.”
provide as food
From this reading “Big feed and all that, you understand.”
past due; not paid at the scheduled time
From this reading ““I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The cab-driver stared.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “Big feed and all that, you understand.”
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 ““I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Big feed and all that, you understand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Big feed and all that, you understand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Big feed and all that, you understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cab-driver stared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT DASHLEIGH SAW.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Well, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain.
provide as food
From this reading Big feed and all that, you understand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
past due; not paid at the scheduled time
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
cut with a saw
From this reading WHAT DASHLEIGH SAW.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The cab-driver stared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Big feed and all that, you understand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cab-driver stared.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Big feed and all that, you understand.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Well, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain.
(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, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT DASHLEIGH SAW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m overdue at some Mrs. Whitlock’s—Mrs. Marcellene Whitlock’s, I think—for dinner this evening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, it’s this way, you see,” Bert tarried to explain.
Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Setback by Burt L. Standish holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 19 holds 165 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Setback, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Setback by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 165 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 33 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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