Chapter 8 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALMOST Well, he would not go back. They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go. He would die as those brother scouts of his would have to die. He would not go back. That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.
Chapter 8 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “He would die as those brother scouts of his would have to die.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.”
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading “They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.”
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “He would die as those brother scouts of his would have to die.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ALMOST Well, he would not go back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would die as those brother scouts of his would have to die.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ALMOST Well, he would not go back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading He would die as those brother scouts of his would have to die.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He would die as those brother scouts of his would have to die.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ALMOST Well, he would not go back.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would die as those brother scouts of his would have to die.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALMOST Well, he would not go back.
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From this reading That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.
immediately past
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ALMOST Well, he would not go back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would die as those brother scouts of his would have to die.
precisely, exactly
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading He would die as those brother scouts of his would have to die.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He would die as those brother scouts of his would have to die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
precisely as stated
From this reading They should find him right there, his body marking the very last foot he had been able to go.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That good rule of the scouts to stop and think was not in Hervey's line.
(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 ALMOST Well, he would not go back.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ALMOST Well, he would not go back.
Chapter 8 of Tom Slade's Double Dare by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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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