Chapter 18 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog. But he was too late. Towser was out in the snow. “It’s that bear again,” George said. “You’ve got bear on the brain,” commented Bert.
Chapter 18 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have
From this reading ““It’s that bear again,” George said.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading ““You’ve got bear on the brain,” commented Bert.”
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading ““You’ve got bear on the brain,” commented Bert.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.”
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 ““It’s that bear again,” George said.”
move hurridly
From this reading “LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “Towser was out in the snow.”
male cat
From this reading “LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.”
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 “But he was too late.”
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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 LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
later than; following
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
anew
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
have
From this reading “It’s that bear again,” George said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got bear on the brain,” commented Bert.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “You’ve got bear on the brain,” commented Bert.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was too late.
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “You’ve got bear on the brain,” commented Bert.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
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 “It’s that bear again,” George said.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You’ve got bear on the brain,” commented Bert.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Towser was out in the snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s that bear again,” George said.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading But he was too late.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You’ve got bear on the brain,” commented Bert.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Towser was out in the snow.
move hurridly
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s that bear again,” George said.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Towser was out in the snow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s that bear again,” George said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
male cat
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But he was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Towser was out in the snow.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOST AGAIN “Now what’s up?” cried Tom, as he made a rush after the dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got bear on the brain,” commented Bert.
Chapter 18 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip by Allen Chapman holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 18 holds 132 sentences of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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