Chapter 10 of The Merry Anne is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Merry Anne is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee. Beveridge handed Dick a cigar. Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.” “Are you?” “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
Chapter 10 of The Merry Anne is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)
From this reading “Beveridge handed Dick a cigar.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading ““Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.””
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “Beveridge handed Dick a cigar.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading ““Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.””
largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries
From this reading “THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.””
an emoticon of a smiling face
From this reading “Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.””
creating thread
From this reading “THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.”
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 “Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.””
In this reading “Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.””
In this reading “THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.”
In this reading ““Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beveridge handed Dick a cigar.
later than; following
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you?”
British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)
From this reading Beveridge handed Dick a cigar.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Beveridge handed Dick a cigar.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Beveridge handed Dick a cigar.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Beveridge handed Dick a cigar.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
the force of workers available
From this reading THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.
largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries
From this reading THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.
not divisible by two
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
on the contrary
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
express in words
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
an emoticon of a smiling face
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.
creating thread
From this reading THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
a special situation
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
in the direction of
From this reading THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE four men were in the smoking-car, spinning along toward Milwaukee.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes--in taking you off here instead of having you locked right up in Chicago.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then, after a little:-- “Say, Smiley, I'm doing a rather odd thing with you.”
Chapter 10 of The Merry Anne by Samuel Merwin holds 350 sentences, grouped into 70 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 10 holds 350 sentences of The Merry Anne, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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