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Chapter 1 of Tom Sawyer Abroad is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures? I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg. No, he wasn’t. It only just p’isoned him for more. That was all the effect it had.
Chapter 1 of Tom Sawyer Abroad is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “That was all the effect it had.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?”
one who is employed to saw wood
From this reading “Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.”
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
later than; following
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading That was all the effect it had.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, he wasn’t.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
and nothing more
From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
not any; not one
From this reading No, he wasn’t.
and nothing more
From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It only just p’isoned him for more.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
one who is employed to saw wood
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all the effect it had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
male cat
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, he wasn’t.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?
Chapter 1 of Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
Chapter 1 holds 140 sentences of Tom Sawyer Abroad, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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