Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Air Glider is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Air Glider is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood. There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through. "Come on! Come on!" the eccentric man continued to call. "Bless my safety valve!
Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Air Glider is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 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.
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
From this reading “THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.”
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading “Come on!" the eccentric man continued to call.”
aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
From this reading “THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.”
having a sharply uneven surface or outline
From this reading “There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.”
a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading “THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.”
wood in small pieces or splinters
From this reading “There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.”
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading “There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.”
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
From this reading “"Bless my safety valve!”
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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
give a benediction to
From this reading "Bless my safety valve!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Come on!" the eccentric man continued to call.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on!
without stop or interruption
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading Come on!" the eccentric man continued to call.
expel from a country
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
having a sharply uneven surface or outline
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Come on!" the eccentric man continued to call.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Bless my safety valve!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading "Bless my safety valve!
a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
move stealthily
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
wood in small pieces or splinters
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
From this reading "Bless my safety valve!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were splinters of the frame and jagged pieces of glass sticking out, making it dangerous for the exile to slip through.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE AIR GLIDER Mr. Damon continued to hammer away at the window sash with the piece of driftwood.
Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Air Glider by Victor Appleton holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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