Chapter 12 of Tom Tufton's Travels is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Tom Tufton's Travels is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, Tom, my lad! Now this is a welcome sight in sooth! Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming! Come in, come in, lad, and a hearty welcome to you! Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!
Chapter 12 of Tom Tufton's Travels is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “Come in, come in, lad, and a hearty welcome to you!”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Why, Tom, my lad!”
male cat
From this reading “"Why, Tom, my lad!”
accept gladly
From this reading “Now this is a welcome sight in sooth!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!”
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 Now this is a welcome sight in sooth!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come in, come in, lad, and a hearty welcome to you!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come in, come in, lad, and a hearty welcome to you!
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading Come in, come in, lad, and a hearty welcome to you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now this is a welcome sight in sooth!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now this is a welcome sight in sooth!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
a boy or man
From this reading "Why, Tom, my lad!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, Tom, my lad!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now this is a welcome sight in sooth!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Now this is a welcome sight in sooth!
truth or reality
From this reading Now this is a welcome sight in sooth!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this is a welcome sight in sooth!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come in, come in, lad, and a hearty welcome to you!
male cat
From this reading "Why, Tom, my lad!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!
in truth; certainly
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Faith, we had almost begun to give you up for lost!
accept gladly
From this reading Now this is a welcome sight in sooth!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Tom, my lad!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Verily it is you yourself, else should I think I must sure be dreaming!
Chapter 12 of Tom Tufton's Travels by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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 12 holds 204 sentences of Tom Tufton's Travels, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Tom Tufton's Travels by Evelyn Everett-Green exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 204 sentences, grouped into 41 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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