Chapter 14 of Tom Newcombe is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Tom Newcombe is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE “NIGHT-HAWKS.” “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon! How long is your visit to last?” “Visit!” repeated Tom. “I am not here on a visit.
Chapter 14 of Tom Newcombe is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ““Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading ““Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ““Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!”
immediately past
From this reading “How long is your visit to last?””
recurring again and again
From this reading ““Visit!” repeated Tom.”
in the near future
From this reading ““Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!”
male cat
From this reading ““Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “How long is your visit to last?””
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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 “I am not here on a visit.
anew
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am not here on a visit.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I am not here on a visit.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How long is your visit to last?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How long is your visit to last?”
immediately past
From this reading How long is your visit to last?”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How long is your visit to last?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE “NIGHT-HAWKS.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I am not here on a visit.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Visit!” repeated Tom.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
in the near future
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “NIGHT-HAWKS.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
male cat
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading How long is your visit to last?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, Tom!” exclaimed Mr. Newcombe, “I did not expect to see you home again so soon!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How long is your visit to last?”
Chapter 14 of Tom Newcombe by Harry Castlemon holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 14 holds 135 sentences of Tom Newcombe, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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