Chapter XXV of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain, “The Little Rascal,” is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXV
Chapter XXV of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain, “The Little Rascal,” is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that. And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones. He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him. “They pretty sore at you?” Tom asked.
Chapter XXV of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain, “The Little Rascal,” is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.”
hurting
From this reading ““They pretty sore at you?””
male cat
From this reading “Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.”
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.”
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.
In this reading “Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.”
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.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Tom asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “They pretty sore at you?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones.
engage in
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
cut with a saw
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And he had evidently made some pretty poor ones.
hurting
From this reading “They pretty sore at you?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They pretty sore at you?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
male cat
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
belonging to which person
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He was one of those boys from whose point of view the world seems to be against him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, that was it, the little rascal would have to make his own trails; Tom saw that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “They pretty sore at you?”
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