Chapter 8 of Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom. "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended. "We're lost!" repeated Tom. "Come again!" invited Bert. "You're jollying us!"
Chapter 8 of Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.”
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading “AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.”
fully understood or grasped
From this reading “"What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.”
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading “AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.”
every person
From this reading “AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.”
cause to stop
From this reading “AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.”
-ing form of “jolly” — be silly or tease one another
From this reading “"You're jollying us!"”
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at 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 AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
anew
From this reading "Come again!" invited Bert.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come again!" invited Bert.
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
fully understood or grasped
From this reading "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
every person
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
cause to stop
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading "Come again!" invited Bert.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.
-ing form of “jolly” — be silly or tease one another
From this reading "You're jollying us!"
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "We're lost!" repeated Tom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.
recurring again and again
From this reading "We're lost!" repeated Tom.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
male cat
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You're jollying us!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're lost!" repeated Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.
during the time that
From this reading AN ANGRY FARMER Everyone had come to a halt, and, while the bark torch burned dimly his three companions gazed blankly at Tom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's that you said?" asked Jack, as if he had not comprehended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're jollying us!"
Chapter 8 of Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck by Allen Chapman holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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 8 holds 97 sentences of Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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