Chapter 10 of Tom Slade with the Colors is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Tom Slade with the Colors is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess." "I guess I'm the one that was crazy," said Roscoe. "Does your head hurt now?" "Nope. It's a good thick head, that's one sure thing.
Chapter 10 of Tom Slade with the Colors is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"Does your head hurt now?"”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “It's a good thick head, that's one sure thing.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “It's a good thick head, that's one sure thing.”
a special situation
From this reading “It's a good thick head, that's one sure thing.”
male cat
From this reading “TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."”
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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 It's a good thick head, that's one sure thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does your head hurt now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It's a good thick head, that's one sure thing.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Does your head hurt now?"
be the source of pain
From this reading "Does your head hurt now?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I'm the one that was crazy," said Roscoe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a good thick head, that's one sure thing.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nope.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Does your head hurt now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I guess I'm the one that was crazy," said Roscoe.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It's a good thick head, that's one sure thing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I guess I'm the one that was crazy," said Roscoe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a good thick head, that's one sure thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I guess I'm the one that was crazy," said Roscoe.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It's a good thick head, that's one sure thing.
a special situation
From this reading It's a good thick head, that's one sure thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
male cat
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TOM AND ROSCOE COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER "I don't know what I said," said Tom; "I was kind of crazy, I guess."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Does your head hurt now?"
Chapter 10 of Tom Slade with the Colors by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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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