Chapter 1 of Tom Swift and His Air Glider is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Tom Swift and His Air Glider is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, Ned, are you ready?" "Oh, I suppose so, Tom. As ready as I ever shall be." "Why, Ned Newton, you're not getting afraid; are you? And after you've been on so many trips with me?"
Chapter 1 of Tom Swift and His Air Glider is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “"Why, Ned Newton, you're not getting afraid; are you?”
at any time
From this reading “As ready as I ever shall be."”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"Why, Ned Newton, you're not getting afraid; are you?”
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading “"Why, Ned Newton, you're not getting afraid; are you?”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “"Well, Ned, are you ready?"”
express a supposition
From this reading “"Oh, I suppose so, Tom.”
male cat
From this reading “"Oh, I suppose so, Tom.”
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “And after you've been on so many trips with me?"”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Why, Ned Newton, you're not getting afraid; are you?
later than; following
From this reading And after you've been on so many trips with me?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after you've been on so many trips with me?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, Ned, are you ready?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As ready as I ever shall be."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As ready as I ever shall be."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And after you've been on so many trips with me?"
at any time
From this reading As ready as I ever shall be."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Why, Ned Newton, you're not getting afraid; are you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I suppose so, Tom.
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 And after you've been on so many trips with me?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And after you've been on so many trips with me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Ned, are you ready?"
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading "Why, Ned Newton, you're not getting afraid; are you?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why, Ned Newton, you're not getting afraid; are you?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I suppose so, Tom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And after you've been on so many trips with me?"
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Well, Ned, are you ready?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading As ready as I ever shall be."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, I suppose so, Tom.
express a supposition
From this reading "Oh, I suppose so, Tom.
male cat
From this reading "Oh, I suppose so, Tom.
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading And after you've been on so many trips with me?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Ned, are you ready?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Ned Newton, you're not getting afraid; are you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And after you've been on so many trips with me?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Ned, are you ready?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Ned Newton, you're not getting afraid; are you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And after you've been on so many trips with me?"
Chapter 1 of Tom Swift and His Air Glider by Victor Appleton holds 195 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.
Chapter 1 holds 195 sentences of Tom Swift and His Air Glider, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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