Chapter 19 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift. A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth. “Towser, you old rascal!” Tom exclaimed. “Why don’t you lead us back to camp?”
Chapter 19 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading ““Towser, you old rascal!””
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading “A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.”
a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
From this reading “A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.”
move to and fro
From this reading “THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.”
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In this reading ““Towser, you old rascal!””
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.”
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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 THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
anew
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
for the reason that
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Why don’t you lead us back to camp?”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why don’t you lead us back to camp?”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Tom exclaimed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Why don’t you lead us back to camp?”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Towser, you old rascal!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Towser, you old rascal!”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
male cat
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why don’t you lead us back to camp?”
make whistling sounds
From this reading A shrill whistle from Tom brought him back again, however, sneezing because some snow had gotten up his nose and into his mouth.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why don’t you lead us back to camp?”
move to and fro
From this reading THE CAPTURE Towser had run off again, on one of his attempts to wiggle through a drift.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Towser, you old rascal!”
Chapter 19 of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip by Allen Chapman holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 19 holds 145 sentences of Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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