Chapter 4 of Tom of the Raiders is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Tom of the Raiders is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A pleasure, sir--a pleasure," responded her husband. Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house. For the moment he hated the idea of the expedition. He put out his hand to Marjorie. She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.
Chapter 4 of Tom of the Raiders is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.”
a misleading falsehood
From this reading “Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.”
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading “Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “For the moment he hated the idea of the expedition.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “For the moment he hated the idea of the expedition.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"A pleasure, sir--a pleasure," responded her husband.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.”
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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 "A pleasure, sir--a pleasure," responded her husband.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.
a misleading falsehood
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading For the moment he hated the idea of the expedition.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He put out his hand to Marjorie.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading For the moment he hated the idea of the expedition.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A pleasure, sir--a pleasure," responded her husband.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He put out his hand to Marjorie.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "A pleasure, sir--a pleasure," responded her husband.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For the moment he hated the idea of the expedition.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put out his hand to Marjorie.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment he hated the idea of the expedition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the moment he hated the idea of the expedition.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He put out his hand to Marjorie.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "A pleasure, sir--a pleasure," responded her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put out his hand to Marjorie.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "A pleasure, sir--a pleasure," responded her husband.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.
term of address for a man
From this reading "A pleasure, sir--a pleasure," responded her husband.
successive (without a break)
From this reading She gave him a cool, firm clasp, and looked straight into his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom's dislike for the deception he was practising made him want to run from the house.
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