Chapter 6 of Tom Slade on Overlook Mountain is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Tom Slade on Overlook Mountain is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp. I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir. I belong at Temple Camp. You’ve heard of that place? It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
Chapter 6 of Tom Slade on Overlook Mountain is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.”
take in liquids
From this reading “THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.”
a large or extra supply of something
From this reading “THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “I belong at Temple Camp.”
not known
From this reading “THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.”
In this reading “I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir.”
In this reading “It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.”
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.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
a youthful male person
From this reading It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
take in liquids
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading You’ve heard of that place?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
not one, and not any
From this reading I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir.
above and across; more than
From this reading It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading You’ve heard of that place?
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir.
a large or extra supply of something
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
the season of growth
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading I belong at Temple Camp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You’ve heard of that place?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I guess none of these places around here get water from the big reservoir.
male cat
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
not known
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE UNKNOWN FRIEND “Well,” said Tom, “where I belong we don’t bother much with the Ashokan Reservoir; we drink spring water at camp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’s right in among the hills over there—big boy scout camp, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve heard of that place?
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