Chapter 9 of Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM GOES TO VICKSBURG--MORGAN'S RAID--GEN. BASIL W. DUKE CAPTURES TOM--GETTYSBURG--GEN. ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG. Late in June of 1863 Tom again left General Grant's headquarters. These were then in the outskirts of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Chapter 9 of Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “capture” — the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
From this reading “BASIL W. DUKE CAPTURES TOM--GETTYSBURG--GEN.”
informal term for information
From this reading “TOM GOES TO VICKSBURG--MORGAN'S RAID--GEN.”
a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
From this reading “BASIL W. DUKE CAPTURES TOM--GETTYSBURG--GEN.”
possessive form of “grant” — any monetary aid
From this reading “Late in June of 1863 Tom again left General Grant's headquarters.”
United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)
From this reading “ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.”
possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.”
possessive form of “morgan” — United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “TOM GOES TO VICKSBURG--MORGAN'S RAID--GEN.”
a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson
From this reading “TOM GOES TO VICKSBURG--MORGAN'S RAID--GEN.”
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From this reading Late in June of 1863 Tom again left General Grant's headquarters.
anew
From this reading Late in June of 1863 Tom again left General Grant's headquarters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading BASIL W. DUKE CAPTURES TOM--GETTYSBURG--GEN.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
plural of “capture” — the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
From this reading BASIL W. DUKE CAPTURES TOM--GETTYSBURG--GEN.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading BASIL W. DUKE CAPTURES TOM--GETTYSBURG--GEN.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
informal term for information
From this reading TOM GOES TO VICKSBURG--MORGAN'S RAID--GEN.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Late in June of 1863 Tom again left General Grant's headquarters.
a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
From this reading BASIL W. DUKE CAPTURES TOM--GETTYSBURG--GEN.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading TOM GOES TO VICKSBURG--MORGAN'S RAID--GEN.
possessive form of “grant” — any monetary aid
From this reading Late in June of 1863 Tom again left General Grant's headquarters.
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading Late in June of 1863 Tom again left General Grant's headquarters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Late in June of 1863 Tom again left General Grant's headquarters.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Late in June of 1863 Tom again left General Grant's headquarters.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Late in June of 1863 Tom again left General Grant's headquarters.
United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading These were then in the outskirts of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
possessive form of “morgan” — United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading TOM GOES TO VICKSBURG--MORGAN'S RAID--GEN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Late in June of 1863 Tom again left General Grant's headquarters.
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading These were then in the outskirts of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading TOM GOES TO VICKSBURG--MORGAN'S RAID--GEN.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading ROBERT E. LEE GIVES TOM HIS BREAKFAST--IN LIBBY PRISON--LINCOLN'S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These were then in the outskirts of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading These were then in the outskirts of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were then in the outskirts of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOM GOES TO VICKSBURG--MORGAN'S RAID--GEN.
male cat
From this reading TOM GOES TO VICKSBURG--MORGAN'S RAID--GEN.
a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson
From this reading TOM GOES TO VICKSBURG--MORGAN'S RAID--GEN.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading BASIL W. DUKE CAPTURES TOM--GETTYSBURG--GEN.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were then in the outskirts of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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