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Tom Slade Picks a Winner
Tom Slade Picks a Winner

Chapter XXIII

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THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.
“I didn’t know that was you,” said Wilfred abstractedly.
“Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.
“Anybody could tell you’re an ex-Raven, you’re asleep.
Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?
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Tom Slade Picks a Winner

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of Tom Slade Picks a Winner is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.
Line 2
“I didn’t know that was you,” said Wilfred abstractedly.
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“Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.
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“Anybody could tell you’re an ex-Raven, you’re asleep.
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Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Anybody pronoun US /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading ““Anybody could tell you’re an ex-Raven, you’re asleep.”

asleep adjective US /əˈsliːp/

in a state of sleep

From this reading ““Anybody could tell you’re an ex-Raven, you’re asleep.”

Berry noun US /ˈberi/

any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

From this reading “THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.”

eating noun US /ˈiːtɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading “Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?”

ebb verb US /eb/

flow back or recede

From this reading “THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.”

lowest adjective US /ˈloʊəst/

lowest in rank or importance

From this reading “THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.”

paused verb US /pɔːzd/

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading “THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.”

Wolf noun US /wʊlf/

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading “THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.”

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abstractedlyadverb

in an absentminded or preoccupied manner

From this reading “I didn’t know that was you,” said Wilfred abstractedly.

Allison

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “Anybody could tell you’re an ex-Raven, you’re asleep.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

AnybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading “Anybody could tell you’re an ex-Raven, you’re asleep.

asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/

in a state of sleep

From this reading “Anybody could tell you’re an ex-Raven, you’re asleep.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

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

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

BerrynounUS /ˈberi/

any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading “Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Anybody could tell you’re an ex-Raven, you’re asleep.

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I didn’t know that was you,” said Wilfred abstractedly.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.

eatingnounUS /ˈiːtɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

EBBverbUS /eb/

flow back or recede

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

ex-Raven

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Anybody could tell you’re an ex-Raven, you’re asleep.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

GraynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

haven't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I didn’t know that was you,” said Wilfred abstractedly.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

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

From this reading “I didn’t know that was you,” said Wilfred abstractedly.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

LOWESTadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/

lowest in rank or importance

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading “Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading “Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I didn’t know that was you,” said Wilfred abstractedly.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading “Anybody could tell you’re an ex-Raven, you’re asleep.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Oh, I can come right close to people and they don’t know it,” Allison said.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(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 Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

Wilfred

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I didn’t know that was you,” said Wilfred abstractedly.

WolfnounUS /wʊlf/

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading THE LOWEST EBB Then he turned away and found that the boy who had paused behind him was the Gray Wolf, Allison Berry.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I didn’t know that was you,” said Wilfred abstractedly.

you're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Anybody could tell you’re an ex-Raven, you’re asleep.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Well, you haven’t got so long to wait to see the camp eating out of your hand, have you?

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