Chapter 5 of The Black Tiger is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Black Tiger is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn. "You feeling all right?" Rocky asked. "Sure," said Woody, "raring to go." But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
Chapter 5 of The Black Tiger is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading “But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “"You feeling all right?"”
any competition
From this reading “But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.”
male cat
From this reading “But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.”
made of or containing or resembling wood
From this reading “When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.”
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be restored
In this reading “When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.”
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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 But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
in actual fact
From this reading But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
(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 "You feeling all right?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Rocky asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "You feeling all right?"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Sure," said Woody, "raring to go."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
and nothing more
From this reading But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.
any competition
From this reading But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
(usually followed by “to”) full of eagerness
From this reading "Sure," said Woody, "raring to go."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You feeling all right?"
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sure," said Woody, "raring to go."
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure," said Woody, "raring to go."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sure," said Woody, "raring to go."
male cat
From this reading But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
precisely as stated
From this reading When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.
at the time that
From this reading When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading But actually he felt just like Tom Wisdom did before a race.
made of or containing or resembling wood
From this reading When Rocky and Steve came back, Woody was looking very solemn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You feeling all right?"
Chapter 5 of The Black Tiger by Patrick O'Connor holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 5 holds 442 sentences of The Black Tiger, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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