Chapter 25 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake. When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again. Beacons, artificial beacons, are fickle things. Gilbert had much to learn. He had lost the trail and he soon found that he was following a phantom.
Chapter 25 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading “Beacons, artificial beacons, are fickle things.”
plural of “beacon” — a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading “Beacons, artificial beacons, are fickle things.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.”
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
From this reading “Beacons, artificial beacons, are fickle things.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.”
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading “He had lost the trail and he soon found that he was following a phantom.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.
anew
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had lost the trail and he soon found that he was following a phantom.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Beacons, artificial beacons, are fickle things.
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading Beacons, artificial beacons, are fickle things.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
plural of “beacon” — a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading Beacons, artificial beacons, are fickle things.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
From this reading Beacons, artificial beacons, are fickle things.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading He had lost the trail and he soon found that he was following a phantom.
set up or found
From this reading He had lost the trail and he soon found that he was following a phantom.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gilbert had much to learn.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had lost the trail and he soon found that he was following a phantom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Gilbert had much to learn.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He had lost the trail and he soon found that he was following a phantom.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Gilbert had much to learn.
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading He had lost the trail and he soon found that he was following a phantom.
in the near future
From this reading A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
carry out
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Beacons, artificial beacons, are fickle things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A VOICE IN THE DARK Gilbert soon discovered his mistake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had lost the trail and he soon found that he was following a phantom.
at the time that
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When a trail has brought you to a spot it is best to trust that trail to take you back again.
Chapter 25 of Tom Slade's Double Dare by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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 25 holds 76 sentences of Tom Slade's Double Dare, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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