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Tom Grogan
Tom Grogan

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Tom Grogan is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
Yas; 'mos' two buckets.”
It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.
I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.
All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tom Grogan

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Tom Grogan is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.
Line 2
Yas; 'mos' two buckets.”
Line 3
It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.
Line 4
I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.
Line 5
All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.

All words in this reading · 41

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a-workin

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From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.

All

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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.

awakening

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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.

be

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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.

before

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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.

board

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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.

buckets

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From this reading “Yas; 'mos' two buckets.”

Carl

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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.

down

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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.

drink

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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.

fever

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From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.

go

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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.

got

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From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.

he

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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.

he's

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From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.

him

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From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.

I

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From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.

I'll

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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.

importance

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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.

information

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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.

It's

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From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.

meetin

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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.

mos

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From this reading “Yas; 'mos' two buckets.”

noon

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From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.

of

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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.

Pop

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From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.

right

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From this reading All right, Carl; I'll be down before I go to the board meetin'.

said

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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.

sees

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From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.

she

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From this reading “It's fever he's got,” she said, turning to Pop.

that

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From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.

the

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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.

thought

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From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.

to

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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.

Tom

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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.

turning

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two

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From this reading “Yas; 'mos' two buckets.”

when

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From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.

Will

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From this reading “Will he drink?” said Tom, awakening to the importance of the information.

Yas

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From this reading “Yas; 'mos' two buckets.”

yisterday

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From this reading “I thought that yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'.

Chapter 10 of Tom Grogan by Francis Hopkinson Smith holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 10 of Tom Grogan contain?

Chapter 10 holds 185 sentences of Tom Grogan, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Tom Grogan by Francis Hopkinson Smith exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 185 sentences, grouped into 37 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 10 of Tom Grogan?

Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 37 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Tom Grogan

Common questions about reading Tom Grogan by Francis Hopkinson Smith on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Tom Grogan?

Yes. All 2264 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #850 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Tom Grogan is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #850, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Tom Grogan take to read?

About 188 minutes of reading across 453 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Tom Grogan section by section

How to work through Tom Grogan section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 12 chapters of Tom Grogan to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Tom Grogan

Words and structures a reader meets early in Tom Grogan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Something
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tom Grogan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Worried
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tom Grogan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Babcock
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tom Grogan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Impatient
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tom Grogan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.