Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Setback is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Setback is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DINNER-PARTY. That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father. Browning, Hodge, Starbright, Dashleigh, and Merriwell were there. Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them. But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Setback is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “Browning, Hodge, Starbright, Dashleigh, and Merriwell were there.”
provide entertainment for
From this reading “Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.”
not able to be found
From this reading “But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.”
that is looked for
From this reading “Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.”
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 “But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.”
In this reading “Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.”
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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 DINNER-PARTY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Browning, Hodge, Starbright, Dashleigh, and Merriwell were there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
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From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading Browning, Hodge, Starbright, Dashleigh, and Merriwell were there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
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From this reading Browning, Hodge, Starbright, Dashleigh, and Merriwell were there.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
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From this reading A DINNER-PARTY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
provide entertainment for
From this reading Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
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From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.
brought together in one place
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
a young female
From this reading Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.
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From this reading Browning, Hodge, Starbright, Dashleigh, and Merriwell were there.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Browning, Hodge, Starbright, Dashleigh, and Merriwell were there.
not able to be found
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
a human being
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
that is looked for
From this reading Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Browning, Hodge, Starbright, Dashleigh, and Merriwell were there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Browning, Hodge, Starbright, Dashleigh, and Merriwell were there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Browning, Hodge, Starbright, Dashleigh, and Merriwell were there.
which person or people
From this reading But one person was missing; and in vain they waited for Elsie Bellwood, who did not come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening a jolly party gathered at the home of Fairfax Lee, Winnie’s father.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Winnie and Inza, together with two girl friends, sought to entertain them.
Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Setback by Burt L. Standish holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 28 holds 89 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Setback, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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