Chapter 13 of Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others. They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man. “That's the one! That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks. “I'm sure we're on the right trail, now!”
Chapter 13 of Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wearing a blindfold
From this reading “That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others.”
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading “They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.”
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading “They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.”
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading “Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others.”
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading “They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.”
move hurridly
From this reading “They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ““I'm sure we're on the right trail, now!””
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 They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others.
wearing a blindfold
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
cause to be bored
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others.
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm sure we're on the right trail, now!”
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
a form of address for a man
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I'm sure we're on the right trail, now!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I'm sure we're on the right trail, now!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That's the one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others.
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others.
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I'm sure we're on the right trail, now!”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
move hurridly
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
cut with a saw
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I'm sure we're on the right trail, now!”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That's the one!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
a special situation
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
male cat
From this reading Out from the Red Cloud piled Tom and the others.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “I'm sure we're on the right trail, now!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm sure we're on the right trail, now!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
at the time that
From this reading That's the thing I saw when they were taking me along here blindfolded!” exclaimed Mr. Jenks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They made a rush for the irregular mass of rock which bore so strong a resemblance to the head of some gigantic man.
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