Chapter 2 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom. “No help for it,” half-groaned Jack. “And there will be some smash!” murmured Bert. “Oh, what did you do it for, George?” “Me do it?
Chapter 2 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading ““Oh, what did you do it for, George?””
cause to move by striking
From this reading “A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading ““No help for it,” half-groaned Jack.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““And there will be some smash!” murmured Bert.”
hit hard
From this reading ““And there will be some smash!” murmured Bert.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.”
male cat
From this reading “A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.”
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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 A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And there will be some smash!” murmured Bert.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And there will be some smash!” murmured Bert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And there will be some smash!” murmured Bert.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Oh, what did you do it for, George?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, what did you do it for, George?”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No help for it,” half-groaned Jack.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Oh, what did you do it for, George?”
the act of departing
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No help for it,” half-groaned Jack.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “No help for it,” half-groaned Jack.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
cause to move by striking
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No help for it,” half-groaned Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “No help for it,” half-groaned Jack.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Me do it?
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “And there will be some smash!” murmured Bert.
not any; not one
From this reading “No help for it,” half-groaned Jack.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, what did you do it for, George?”
express in words
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
hit hard
From this reading “And there will be some smash!” murmured Bert.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “And there will be some smash!” murmured Bert.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “And there will be some smash!” murmured Bert.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
male cat
From this reading A SURPRISE “Say, it’s going to hit him, sure as fate!” cried Tom.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, what did you do it for, George?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And there will be some smash!” murmured Bert.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, what did you do it for, George?”
Chapter 2 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip by Allen Chapman holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 2 holds 106 sentences of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip by Allen Chapman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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