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Chapter 10 of Tom Fairfield at Sea is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths. “I must get air! My lungs! They’re bursting!” He felt himself being buffeted by the waters.
Chapter 10 of Tom Fairfield at Sea is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.”
pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
From this reading “He felt himself being buffeted by the waters.”
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “They’re bursting!””
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.”
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading “THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.”
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading “My lungs!”
male cat
From this reading “THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “He felt himself being buffeted by the waters.”
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In this reading “THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He felt himself being buffeted by the waters.
pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
From this reading He felt himself being buffeted by the waters.
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading They’re bursting!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He felt himself being buffeted by the waters.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt himself being buffeted by the waters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I must get air!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt himself being buffeted by the waters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must get air!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading My lungs!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must get air!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lungs!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re bursting!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
male cat
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading He felt himself being buffeted by the waters.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE DERELICT “Air!” thought Tom gaspingly, as he went down and down into the depths.
Chapter 10 of Tom Fairfield at Sea by Allen Chapman holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 10 holds 164 sentences of Tom Fairfield at Sea, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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