Chapter 5 of Tom the telephone boy is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tom the telephone boy is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home. “Where are you going?” Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store. “Going home,” replied Tom. “Where are you going?”
Chapter 5 of Tom the telephone boy is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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see with attention
From this reading “Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.”
possessive form of “grove” — a small growth of trees without underbrush
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.”
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In this reading “CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.”
In this reading ““Going home,” replied Tom.”
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading “CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.”
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 CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you going?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
see with attention
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
the act of departing
From this reading “Where are you going?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
possessive form of “grove” — a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Going home,” replied Tom.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
male cat
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you going?”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you going?”
Chapter 5 of Tom the telephone boy by Frank V. Webster holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 5 holds 106 sentences of Tom the telephone boy, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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