Chapter 36 of Tom Slade on Overlook Mountain is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of Tom Slade on Overlook Mountain is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty. Kind fate had taken the matter out of his hands. But he had made his resolve before that discovery. And right or wrong he gloried in his independent decision. He thought of Audry with a kind of bravado.
Chapter 36 of Tom Slade on Overlook Mountain is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a swaggering show of courage
From this reading “He thought of Audry with a kind of bravado.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “And right or wrong he gloried in his independent decision.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.”
toward home
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.”
free from external control and constraint
From this reading “And right or wrong he gloried in his independent decision.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.”
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
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 “HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.”
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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 He thought of Audry with a kind of bravado.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And right or wrong he gloried in his independent decision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He thought of Audry with a kind of bravado.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But he had made his resolve before that discovery.
confined by bonds
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
a swaggering show of courage
From this reading He thought of Audry with a kind of bravado.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had made his resolve before that discovery.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading And right or wrong he gloried in his independent decision.
the act of discovering something
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Kind fate had taken the matter out of his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And right or wrong he gloried in his independent decision.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kind fate had taken the matter out of his hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Kind fate had taken the matter out of his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had made his resolve before that discovery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
toward home
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
free from external control and constraint
From this reading And right or wrong he gloried in his independent decision.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Kind fate had taken the matter out of his hands.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But he had made his resolve before that discovery.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And right or wrong he gloried in his independent decision.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Kind fate had taken the matter out of his hands.
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And right or wrong he gloried in his independent decision.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
carry out
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Kind fate had taken the matter out of his hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he had made his resolve before that discovery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought of Audry with a kind of bravado.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Tom’s sensational discovery seemed to take the edge off his new resolve in the matter of his duty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought of Audry with a kind of bravado.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading And right or wrong he gloried in his independent decision.
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