Chapter 31 of Tom Slade in the north woods is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Tom Slade in the north woods is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Brent and I sat aghast! “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive. That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.” “You think then, the hermit and Roland McClintick are one person?” I queried.
Chapter 31 of Tom Slade in the north woods is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “Brent and I sat aghast!”
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “Brent and I sat aghast!”
forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question
From this reading ““I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading ““I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.””
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.””
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “I queried.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading ““I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.”
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In this reading ““I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.”
In this reading “That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.””
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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 That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Brent and I sat aghast!
in the past
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
possessing life
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brent and I sat aghast!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You think then, the hermit and Roland McClintick are one person?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading Brent and I sat aghast!
forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Brent and I sat aghast!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You think then, the hermit and Roland McClintick are one person?”
a human being
From this reading “You think then, the hermit and Roland McClintick are one person?”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading I queried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Brent and I sat aghast!
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You think then, the hermit and Roland McClintick are one person?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
male cat
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
up to a particular time
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I think,” Brent said, soberly, “that Tom has given us conclusive evidence as to Roland McClintick being alive.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That is up until a few nights ago, if we don’t find the hermit.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You think then, the hermit and Roland McClintick are one person?”
Chapter 31 of Tom Slade in the north woods by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 94 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.
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