Chapter 37 of Tom Thatcher's Fortune is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Tom Thatcher's Fortune is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME. We go back to the time of Tom’s leaving home. His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone. Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.” “Indeed, has he gone far West?”
Chapter 37 of Tom Thatcher's Fortune is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.”
the act of departing
From this reading “His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.”
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading “Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.””
asked for
From this reading “Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.””
British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
From this reading “Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.””
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
From this reading “His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.”
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establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “We go back to the time of Tom’s leaving home.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME.”
In this reading “His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME.”
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We go back to the time of Tom’s leaving home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
the act of departing
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “Indeed, has he gone far West?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We go back to the time of Tom’s leaving home.
destroyed or killed
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME.
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From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed, has he gone far West?”
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
the act of departing
From this reading We go back to the time of Tom’s leaving home.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We go back to the time of Tom’s leaving home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
asked for
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We go back to the time of Tom’s leaving home.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We go back to the time of Tom’s leaving home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We go back to the time of Tom’s leaving home.
male cat
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading We go back to the time of Tom’s leaving home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We go back to the time of Tom’s leaving home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON AT HOME.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Many were the inquiries made of Mrs. Thatcher, but she answered as Tom had requested her, “Tom has gone West.”
in or at the place that
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
From this reading His departure from Wilton excited considerable surprise, more especially as people could not find out where he had gone.
Chapter 37 of Tom Thatcher's Fortune by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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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