Chapter 15 of Tom Taylor at West Point is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Tom Taylor at West Point is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARD WORK “She’s on fire!” cried Sam. “A goner!” echoed Harry. “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time. “Steady all! And give way--hard!”
Chapter 15 of Tom Taylor at West Point is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading ““Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading ““Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.”
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading ““Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading ““A goner!” echoed Harry.”
a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
From this reading ““A goner!” echoed Harry.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ““A goner!” echoed Harry.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “HARD WORK “She’s on fire!” cried Sam.”
make steady
From this reading ““Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 goner!” echoed Harry.
(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 “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And give way--hard!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
make calm or still
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading HARD WORK “She’s on fire!” cried Sam.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “A goner!” echoed Harry.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
start firing a weapon
From this reading HARD WORK “She’s on fire!” cried Sam.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And give way--hard!”
a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
From this reading “A goner!” echoed Harry.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading HARD WORK “She’s on fire!” cried Sam.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “A goner!” echoed Harry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HARD WORK “She’s on fire!” cried Sam.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading HARD WORK “She’s on fire!” cried Sam.
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From this reading HARD WORK “She’s on fire!” cried Sam.
make steady
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
male cat
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Steady all!” exclaimed Tom, in as calm a tone as he could command at that critical time.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And give way--hard!”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading HARD WORK “She’s on fire!” cried Sam.
Chapter 15 of Tom Taylor at West Point by Frank V. Webster holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 15 holds 114 sentences of Tom Taylor at West Point, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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