Chapter 2 of Tom of the Raiders is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Tom of the Raiders is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yep! That's what we're going to do." Tom gave a low whistle. Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad. Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."
Chapter 2 of Tom of the Raiders is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.”
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.”
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."”
male cat
From this reading “Tom gave a low whistle.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “Tom gave a low whistle.”
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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 gave a low whistle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That's what we're going to do."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Tom gave a low whistle.
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.
the act of departing
From this reading That's what we're going to do."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Tom gave a low whistle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.
carry out
From this reading Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's what we're going to do."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That's what we're going to do."
male cat
From this reading Tom gave a low whistle.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Brown continued: "We're going to take a train on the Georgia State Railroad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's what we're going to do."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That's what we're going to do."
make whistling sounds
From this reading Tom gave a low whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yep!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Knight and I are to run it, and the rest of you...."
Chapter 2 of Tom of the Raiders by Austin Bishop holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 2 holds 410 sentences of Tom of the Raiders, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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