Chapter 31 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Double daggers, E. L. Wheeler, 58. Double Dan, the dastard, S. S. Hall, 28. The Double hero, N. C. Iron, 38, 56. The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37. The Dragoon detective, Frank Powell, 36.
Chapter 31 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/99 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “dagger” — a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
From this reading “The Double daggers, E. L. Wheeler, 58.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “The Double hero, N. C. Iron, 38, 56.”
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading “The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37.”
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading “The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37.”
a state in the western United States
From this reading “The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37.”
United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
From this reading “The Dragoon detective, Frank Powell, 36.”
Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
From this reading “The Double daggers, E. L. Wheeler, 58.”
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.
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From this reading Double Dan, the dastard, S. S. Hall, 28.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Dragoon detective, Frank Powell, 36.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Double hero, N. C. Iron, 38, 56.
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From this reading The Double hero, N. C. Iron, 38, 56.
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From this reading The Double daggers, E. L. Wheeler, 58.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The Double hero, N. C. Iron, 38, 56.
plural of “dagger” — a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
From this reading The Double daggers, E. L. Wheeler, 58.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Double Dan, the dastard, S. S. Hall, 28.
a despicable coward
From this reading Double Dan, the dastard, S. S. Hall, 28.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37.
increase twofold
From this reading The Double daggers, E. L. Wheeler, 58.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37.
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
From this reading The Dragoon detective, Frank Powell, 36.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading The Double daggers, E. L. Wheeler, 58.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The Dragoon detective, Frank Powell, 36.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Double Dan, the dastard, S. S. Hall, 28.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading The Double hero, N. C. Iron, 38, 56.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading The Double hero, N. C. Iron, 38, 56.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading The Double daggers, E. L. Wheeler, 58.
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37.
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading The Double hero, N. C. Iron, 38, 56.
a state in the western United States
From this reading The Down-east detective in Nevada, Leon Lewis, 37.
United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
From this reading The Dragoon detective, Frank Powell, 36.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Double Dan, the dastard, S. S. Hall, 28.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Double daggers, E. L. Wheeler, 58.
Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
From this reading The Double daggers, E. L. Wheeler, 58.
Chapter 31 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels by New York Public Library holds 499 sentences, grouped into 100 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 31 holds 499 sentences of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 31 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels by New York Public Library exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 499 sentences, grouped into 100 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.
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