Chapter 32 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAPTAIN OF THE ROBBERS. TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates. At length the robber made him a sign to draw near. “Now, youngster,” he said, “you may say what you wish.” Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.
Chapter 32 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.”
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.”
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading “TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.”
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading “At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.”
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “THE CAPTAIN OF THE ROBBERS.”
in a statistically significant way
From this reading “Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.”
plural of “subordinate” — an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
From this reading “TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading ““Now, youngster,” he said, “you may say what you wish.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.”
In this reading “Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.”
in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.”
move towards
In this reading “At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.”
In this reading “Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.”
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 At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE CAPTAIN OF THE ROBBERS.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now, youngster,” he said, “you may say what you wish.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Now, youngster,” he said, “you may say what you wish.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, youngster,” he said, “you may say what you wish.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTAIN OF THE ROBBERS.
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading THE CAPTAIN OF THE ROBBERS.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now, youngster,” he said, “you may say what you wish.”
express in words
From this reading “Now, youngster,” he said, “you may say what you wish.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading At length the robber made him a sign to draw near.
in a statistically significant way
From this reading Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.
plural of “subordinate” — an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
From this reading TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTAIN OF THE ROBBERS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.
male cat
From this reading TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now, youngster,” he said, “you may say what you wish.”
during the time that
From this reading TOM WAITED patiently while the captain gave some directions to his subordinates.
which person or people
From this reading Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Now, youngster,” he said, “you may say what you wish.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Tom looked significantly at two of the band who were within hearing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, youngster,” he said, “you may say what you wish.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Now, youngster,” he said, “you may say what you wish.”
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