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Tom Slade at Black Lake

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.
You _can tell them that I didn't know anything about them_ if you want to.
I don't care what you tell them."
These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.
That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.
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Tom Slade at Black Lake

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Tom Slade at Black Lake is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.
/ðə lɔːŋ treɪl juː kæn tel ðem ˌwʌˈtevər juː wɑːnt tuː/
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You _can tell them that I didn't know anything about them_ if you want to.
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I don't care what you tell them."
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These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.
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That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

assign verb US /əˈsaɪn/

give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

From this reading “That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.”

cabins noun US /ˈkæbənz/

plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading “That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.”

elevator noun US /ˈeləveɪtər/

lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

From this reading “These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.”

overlook verb US /ˈoʊvərlʊk/

look past, fail to notice

From this reading “That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.”

rang verb US /ræŋ/

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading “These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.”

strangers noun US /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading “That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.”

trail noun US /treɪl/

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading “THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.”

troop noun US /truːp/

a group of soldiers

From this reading “That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading You _can tell them that I didn't know anything about them_ if you want to.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading You _can tell them that I didn't know anything about them_ if you want to.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

assignverbUS /əˈsaɪn/

give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

Blakeley's

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From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

cabinsnounUS /ˈkæbənz/

plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading I don't care what you tell them."

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You _can tell them that I didn't know anything about them_ if you want to.

don't

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From this reading I don't care what you tell them."

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

elevatornounUS /ˈeləveɪtər/

lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading You _can tell them that I didn't know anything about them_ if you want to.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading You _can tell them that I didn't know anything about them_ if you want to.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading You _can tell them that I didn't know anything about them_ if you want to.

LONGadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

overlookverbUS /ˈoʊvərlʊk/

look past, fail to notice

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

rangverbUS /ræŋ/

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

Roy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

strangersnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You _can tell them that I didn't know anything about them_ if you want to.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.

TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

TRAILnounUS /treɪl/

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.

troopnounUS /truːp/

a group of soldiers

From this reading That Tom had so much forgotten about the troop, _his_ troop, as to assign their three cabins to strangers--that Roy could overlook.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I don't care what you tell them."

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading These were the words that rang in Roy Blakeley's mind as he went down in the elevator, and they made him sick at heart.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE LONG TRAIL "You can tell them whatever you want to.

Chapter 12 of Tom Slade at Black Lake by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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.

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Chapter 12 holds 79 sentences of Tom Slade at Black Lake, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.

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Slade
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Bending
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Office
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Table
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