Tom Slade on Overlook Mountain

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of Tom Slade on Overlook Mountain is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Percy Keese Fitzhugh • Curated US English Learning Edition

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THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

“I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

“You mean I ought to speak to him?

To tell him I know who he is?

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Tom Slade on Overlook Mountain

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of Tom Slade on Overlook Mountain is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

Line 2

“I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

Line 3

Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

/tɑːm senst wʌt ʃiː ment ənd traɪd tuː hoʊld ɔːf ðə ʃɑːk ʌv ɪt baɪ priˈtendɪŋ nɑːt tuː ˌʌndərˈstænd/

Line 4

“You mean I ought to speak to him?

/juː miːn aɪ ɔːt tuː spiːk tuː hɪm/

Line 5

To tell him I know who he is?

/tuː tel hɪm aɪ noʊ huː hiː ɪz/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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emerged verb US /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading “THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.”

main adjective US /meɪn/

most important element

From this reading “THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.”

narrative noun US /ˈnærətɪv/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading “THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.”

pretending noun US /priˈtendɪŋ/

the act of giving a false appearance

From this reading “Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.”

readily adverb US /ˈredəli/

without much difficulty

From this reading “THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.”

sensed adjective US /senst/

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading “Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.”

shock noun US /ʃɑːk/

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading “THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.”

spell verb US /spel/

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading “THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

main point adjective + noun

In this reading “THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.”

by pretending preposition + noun

In this reading “Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.”

spell of verb + particle

In this reading “THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

askverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

Audry

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From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

don't

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From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To tell him I know who he is?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “You mean I ought to speak to him?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

how

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From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading To tell him I know who he is?

mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/

most important element

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

meantverbUS /ment/

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

ONLYadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

pretendingnounUS /priˈtendɪŋ/

the act of giving a false appearance

From this reading Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

readilyadverbUS /ˈredəli/

without much difficulty

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

sensedadjectiveUS /senst/

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading “You mean I ought to speak to him?

spellverbUS /spel/

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading To tell him I know who he is?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading Tom sensed what she meant and tried to hold off the shock of it by pretending not to understand.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

WAYnounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was something of a shock to Tom that Audry emerged so readily from the spell of his narrative and came right down to the main point.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading To tell him I know who he is?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I don’t see how you can ask me what you ought to do—if that is what you mean.”

Chapter 29 of Tom Slade on Overlook Mountain by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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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