Chapter 16 of Tom Slade at Black Lake is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Tom Slade at Black Lake is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter. "Kind of a comic, hey?" he said. "I reckon ye'd like to hev 'em come. Hain't never seed each other, hey?" Tom was silent.
Chapter 16 of Tom Slade at Black Lake is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"Kind of a comic, hey?" he said.”
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I reckon ye'd like to hev 'em come.”
a small hard fruit
From this reading “Hain't never seed each other, hey?"”
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading “THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Kind of a comic, hey?" he said.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I reckon ye'd like to hev 'em come.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "Kind of a comic, hey?" he said.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Hain't never seed each other, hey?"
a quad with a square body
From this reading "I reckon ye'd like to hev 'em come.
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hain't never seed each other, hey?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Kind of a comic, hey?" he said.
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From this reading "I reckon ye'd like to hev 'em come.
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From this reading "Kind of a comic, hey?" he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I reckon ye'd like to hev 'em come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
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From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Kind of a comic, hey?" he said.
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I reckon ye'd like to hev 'em come.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Hain't never seed each other, hey?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Kind of a comic, hey?" he said.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Hain't never seed each other, hey?"
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I reckon ye'd like to hev 'em come.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Kind of a comic, hey?" he said.
a small hard fruit
From this reading Hain't never seed each other, hey?"
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Tom was silent.
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
male cat
From this reading Tom was silent.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading THE EPISODE IN FRANCE Uncle Jeb smoked his pipe leisurely, listening to this letter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom was silent.
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From this reading "I reckon ye'd like to hev 'em come.
Chapter 16 of Tom Slade at Black Lake by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 102 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 16 holds 102 sentences of Tom Slade at Black Lake, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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