Chapter 24 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst. He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do. He could not advance one more step without danger. Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance. He had done nothing.
Chapter 24 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading “He could not advance one more step without danger.”
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.”
possessive form of “gilbert” — a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.”
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)
From this reading “GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.”
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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 GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading He could not advance one more step without danger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.
power to direct or determine
From this reading He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading He could not advance one more step without danger.
the act of discovering something
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He had done nothing.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
possessive form of “gilbert” — a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
the act of departing
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He could not advance one more step without danger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not advance one more step without danger.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He could not advance one more step without danger.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
in the near future
From this reading He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading He could not advance one more step without danger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He soon got control of himself and began considering what he had better do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He could not advance one more step without danger.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading GILBERT'S DISCOVERY Gilbert Tyson was a scout and he could face the worst.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he could not think of going back to camp, with nothing but the report of something he had seen from a distance.
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