Chapter 31 of Tom Slade at Black Lake is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Tom Slade at Black Lake is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them. How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise. "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said. "Some of you fellows came from Ohio, I understand. You're all to bunk up on the hill."
Chapter 31 of Tom Slade at Black Lake is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading “ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.”
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “You're all to bunk up on the hill."”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Some of you fellows came from Ohio, I understand.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “"Some of you fellows came from Ohio, I understand.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.”
infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading “How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.”
believed likely
From this reading “How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.”
soldiers collectively
From this reading “ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You're all to bunk up on the hill."
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading You're all to bunk up on the hill."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Some of you fellows came from Ohio, I understand.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Some of you fellows came from Ohio, I understand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
set up or found
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Some of you fellows came from Ohio, I understand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Some of you fellows came from Ohio, I understand.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Some of you fellows came from Ohio, I understand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You're all to bunk up on the hill."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some of you fellows came from Ohio, I understand.
infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
believed likely
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said.
soldiers collectively
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Some of you fellows came from Ohio, I understand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
at the time that
From this reading ARCHER When these two troops reached camp they found the tall scout Archer waiting for them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How much he knew or suspected it would be difficult to surmise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Uncle Jeb told me I might show you up to the hill," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're all to bunk up on the hill."
Chapter 31 of Tom Slade at Black Lake by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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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