Chapter 28 of Tom Slade on Mystery Trail is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Tom Slade on Mystery Trail is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting. "What's that? A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called. For Pee-wee seldom returned from any adventure empty handed. "A tu-shh-sphh----" Scout Harris answered.
Chapter 28 of Tom Slade on Mystery Trail is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “"A tu-shh-sphh----" Scout Harris answered.”
a well-built sexually attractive man
From this reading “A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.”
a flexible board for jumping upward
From this reading “A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.”
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
From this reading “WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.”
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading For Pee-wee seldom returned from any adventure empty handed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "A tu-shh-sphh----" Scout Harris answered.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading For Pee-wee seldom returned from any adventure empty handed.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading For Pee-wee seldom returned from any adventure empty handed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Pee-wee seldom returned from any adventure empty handed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For Pee-wee seldom returned from any adventure empty handed.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading For Pee-wee seldom returned from any adventure empty handed.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading "A tu-shh-sphh----" Scout Harris answered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.
a well-built sexually attractive man
From this reading A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Pee-wee seldom returned from any adventure empty handed.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading For Pee-wee seldom returned from any adventure empty handed.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.
not often
From this reading For Pee-wee seldom returned from any adventure empty handed.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.
a flexible board for jumping upward
From this reading A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
From this reading WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A hunk of candy?" a scout sitting on the springboard called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A tu-shh-sphh----" Scout Harris answered.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading WATCHFUL WAITING In a minute he came up sputtering and shouting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that?
Chapter 28 of Tom Slade on Mystery Trail by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 57 sentences, grouped into 12 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 57 sentences of Tom Slade on Mystery Trail, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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