Chapter XXVIII of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain, “Three’s Company,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXVIII of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain, “Three’s Company,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom. “Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent. “And that’s that,” Tom added. “Mighty nice chap, huh? Boy, that must be interesting work!”
Chapter XXVIII of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain, “Three’s Company,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 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 ““Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““Mighty nice chap, huh?”
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading ““Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “Boy, that must be interesting work!””
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading ““Mighty nice chap, huh?”
of an obscure nature
From this reading ““Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.”
very drunk
From this reading ““Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading ““Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent.”
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.
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In this reading ““Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent.”
In this reading ““Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “And that’s that,” Tom added.
in addition
From this reading “Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And that’s that,” Tom added.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Boy, that must be interesting work!”
a youthful male person
From this reading Boy, that must be interesting work!”
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent.
a boy or man
From this reading “Mighty nice chap, huh?
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading “Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mighty nice chap, huh?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Boy, that must be interesting work!”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “Mighty nice chap, huh?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Boy, that must be interesting work!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.
of an obscure nature
From this reading “Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Mighty nice chap, huh?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent.
very drunk
From this reading “Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And that’s that,” Tom added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And that’s that,” Tom added.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.
male cat
From this reading “Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.
the upper part of anything
From this reading “Also my mysterious sounds at the top of the well,” said Brent.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, there’s my mysterious fugitive smashed in the head,” laughed Tom.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Boy, that must be interesting work!”
Chapter 28 of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 28 holds 93 sentences of Tom Slade at Bear Mountain, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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