Chapter 12 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GRAY ROADSTER It was Tom Slade. With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton. "What's this? The annual electrical show?" he asked. "What's the matter with you kids?
Chapter 12 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
From this reading “With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.”
relating to or concerned with electricity
From this reading “The annual electrical show?" he asked.”
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “"What's the matter with you kids?”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.”
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading “THE GRAY ROADSTER It was Tom Slade.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.”
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading “With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.”
the contestant who wins the contest
From this reading “With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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many-sided
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading The annual electrical show?" he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The annual electrical show?" he asked.
a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
travel across or pass over
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
relating to or concerned with electricity
From this reading The annual electrical show?" he asked.
coins made of gold
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading THE GRAY ROADSTER It was Tom Slade.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The annual electrical show?" he asked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GRAY ROADSTER It was Tom Slade.
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "What's the matter with you kids?
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter with you kids?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading THE GRAY ROADSTER It was Tom Slade.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The annual electrical show?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GRAY ROADSTER It was Tom Slade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRAY ROADSTER It was Tom Slade.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's this?
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
male cat
From this reading THE GRAY ROADSTER It was Tom Slade.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GRAY ROADSTER It was Tom Slade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's this?
the contestant who wins the contest
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With him was one of the best all-around scouts in camp, patrol leader of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Eagle Scout and winner of the Gold Cross, Bert Winton.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's the matter with you kids?
Chapter 12 of Tom Slade's Double Dare by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
Chapter 12 holds 108 sentences of Tom Slade's Double Dare, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Tom Slade's Double Dare by Percy Keese Fitzhugh exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 108 sentences, grouped into 22 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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