Chapter 5 of Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause. "What do you think of my experiment, Tom?" "Is this it?" "It is. Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
Chapter 5 of Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"”
third-person singular of “decide” — reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.”
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading “"What do you think of my experiment, Tom?"”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.
later than; following
From this reading TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
third-person singular of “decide” — reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think of my experiment, Tom?"
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading "What do you think of my experiment, Tom?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is this it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is this it?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What do you think of my experiment, Tom?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you think of my experiment, Tom?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
express in speech
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What do you think of my experiment, Tom?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is this it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
male cat
From this reading TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading TOM DECIDES "Well?" asked Bruce questioningly, after a pause.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think of my experiment, Tom?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think of my experiment, Tom?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you ready now to go on with your plan of reading Sam out of the class, so to speak?"
Chapter 5 of Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck by Allen Chapman holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 95 sentences of Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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