Chapter 35 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash. There was shouting, there was running about.... "Stop the machinery!" some one yelled. "Reverse your engine!" Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
Chapter 35 of Tom Slade's Double Dare is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “"Reverse your engine!"”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.”
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading “"Stop the machinery!" some one yelled.”
change to the contrary
From this reading “"Reverse your engine!"”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “There was shouting, there was running about....”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Stop the machinery!" some one yelled.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was shouting, there was running about....
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
on or to one side
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading "Reverse your engine!"
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading "Stop the machinery!" some one yelled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Stop the machinery!" some one yelled.
change to the contrary
From this reading "Reverse your engine!"
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading There was shouting, there was running about....
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading There was shouting, there was running about....
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Stop the machinery!" some one yelled.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Stop the machinery!" some one yelled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was shouting, there was running about....
a special situation
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE HERO This thing, as I said, all happened in a flash.
push forcefully
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
male cat
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was shouting, there was running about....
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Tom felt himself thrust aside, lost his balance and fell into the deposit of wet sand.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Stop the machinery!" some one yelled.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Reverse your engine!"
Chapter 35 of Tom Slade's Double Dare by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 77 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.
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