Chapter 9 of Tom of the Raiders is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Tom of the Raiders is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two? Have you got them?" Then the Judge's voice: "We've got these two. Where's the other?" "Gone!" answered Alf.
Chapter 9 of Tom of the Raiders is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"Gone!" answered Alf.”
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"Gone!" answered Alf.”
possessive form of “judge” — a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
From this reading “Then the Judge's voice: "We've got these two.”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?”
male cat
From this reading “Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Then the Judge's voice: "We've got these two.”
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From this reading "Gone!" answered Alf.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Gone!" answered Alf.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Gone!" answered Alf.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Have you got them?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you got them?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
possessive form of “judge” — a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
From this reading Then the Judge's voice: "We've got these two.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Have you got them?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the Judge's voice: "We've got these two.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Then the Judge's voice: "We've got these two.
male cat
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then the Judge's voice: "We've got these two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the Judge's voice: "We've got these two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's the other?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom heard him bolt from the room and up the corridor, screaming: "Is he in there with the other two?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you got them?"
Chapter 9 of Tom of the Raiders by Austin Bishop holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 9 holds 430 sentences of Tom of the Raiders, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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