Chapter 18 of Tom Gerrard is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Tom Gerrard is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard. Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.” “Very well, it is settled. We can leave by the next steamer for Somerset.” “I meant to overland it.”
Chapter 18 of Tom Gerrard is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.”
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.””
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.””
traveling or passing over land
From this reading ““I meant to overland it.””
more quickly
From this reading “On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.”
a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
From this reading “We can leave by the next steamer for Somerset.””
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “We can leave by the next steamer for Somerset.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We can leave by the next steamer for Somerset.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can leave by the next steamer for Somerset.”
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We can leave by the next steamer for Somerset.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Very well, it is settled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Very well, it is settled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
go away from a place
From this reading We can leave by the next steamer for Somerset.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I meant to overland it.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading We can leave by the next steamer for Somerset.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
traveling or passing over land
From this reading “I meant to overland it.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
more quickly
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
precisely, exactly
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “Very well, it is settled.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.”
a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
From this reading We can leave by the next steamer for Somerset.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading We can leave by the next steamer for Somerset.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I meant to overland it.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ill give up the idea of the Gilbert, and shall try my luck on the Batavia.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well, it is settled.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can leave by the next steamer for Somerset.”
(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 “Very well, it is settled.
at the time that
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On their way home, Gerrard and Fraser discussed the position, and Kate's heart beat quicker when her father said, “I think you are right, Gerrard.
Chapter 18 of Tom Gerrard by Louis Becke holds 107 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 18 holds 107 sentences of Tom Gerrard, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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