Chapter 11 of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So there you are. I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it. I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians. Though, to be sure, Tom and Brent are “grown-up fellows,” as boys say. I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
Chapter 11 of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.”
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading “I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.”
past form of “incite” — give an incentive for action
From this reading “I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a suburban club for recreation and socializing
In this reading “I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.”
In this reading “I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.”
In this reading “I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So there you are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though, to be sure, Tom and Brent are “grown-up fellows,” as boys say.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Though, to be sure, Tom and Brent are “grown-up fellows,” as boys say.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though, to be sure, Tom and Brent are “grown-up fellows,” as boys say.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
past form of “incite” — give an incentive for action
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading I felt almost as if I had incited a couple of boys to go hunting Indians.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
express in words
From this reading Though, to be sure, Tom and Brent are “grown-up fellows,” as boys say.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So there you are.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Though, to be sure, Tom and Brent are “grown-up fellows,” as boys say.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
in or at that place or location
From this reading So there you are.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though, to be sure, Tom and Brent are “grown-up fellows,” as boys say.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
male cat
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went in for golf at the North Bridgeboro Country Club and a couple of times I went fishing up the river.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was out of it and I was glad to think that Tom and Brent were out of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So there you are.
Chapter 11 of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 11 holds 101 sentences of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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