Chapter 7 of Tom Fairfield at Sea is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Tom Fairfield at Sea is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain. Then he paused. “Hold on a minute, Tom Fairfield,” he told himself. “And don’t do anything in a hurry. You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.
Chapter 7 of Tom Fairfield at Sea is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading ““And don’t do anything in a hurry.”
by chance
From this reading “You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.”
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading “THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.”
to go back over again
From this reading “THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.”
move hurridly
From this reading “You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.”
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In this reading “THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.”
In this reading “THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.”
In this reading “You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.”
In this reading ““And don’t do anything in a hurry.”
hold firmly
In this reading ““Hold on a minute, Tom Fairfield,” he told himself.”
come to be detached
In this reading “You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.”
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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 “Hold on a minute, Tom Fairfield,” he told himself.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
any thing at all
From this reading “And don’t do anything in a hurry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And don’t do anything in a hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And don’t do anything in a hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hold on a minute, Tom Fairfield,” he told himself.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he paused.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hold on a minute, Tom Fairfield,” he told himself.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “And don’t do anything in a hurry.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And don’t do anything in a hurry.
by chance
From this reading You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Hold on a minute, Tom Fairfield,” he told himself.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Then he paused.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
to go back over again
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
move hurridly
From this reading You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.
express in speech
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he paused.
a special situation
From this reading You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Hold on a minute, Tom Fairfield,” he told himself.
male cat
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE STORM Filled with his new idea, and alarmed at the possible menace to himself, Tom turned, and was about to retrace his steps up on deck to speak to the captain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You came off on this voyage in a rush, and maybe that was a good thing.
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