Chapter 4 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered. So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up. It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come. The air was utterly dead. There was not a breath stirring.
Chapter 4 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to be firmly attached
From this reading “THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.”
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come.”
put into a recess
From this reading “It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come.”
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “There was not a breath stirring.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “The air was utterly dead.”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.”
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.”
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 So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was utterly dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading There was not a breath stirring.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The air was utterly dead.
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
immediately past
From this reading So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come.
the middle of the day
From this reading It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a breath stirring.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
put into a recess
From this reading It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading There was not a breath stirring.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not a breath stirring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
male cat
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The air was utterly dead.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading THE harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas wandered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was utterly dead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed to him that the noon recess would never come.
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading So at last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.
Chapter 4 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. by Mark Twain holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 4 holds 166 sentences of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2., unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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