Chapter 17 of Tom Swift and His Air Glider is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Tom Swift and His Air Glider is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON TO SIBERIA "Has anything happened?" asked Tom. "Are we suspected? Have they come to warn us?" "No, everything is all right, so far," answered Ivan Petrofsky. "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
Chapter 17 of Tom Swift and His Air Glider is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “ON TO SIBERIA "Has anything happened?" asked Tom.”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “"I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “"I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.”
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading “ON TO SIBERIA "Has anything happened?" asked Tom.”
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “"I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.”
believed likely
From this reading “"Are we suspected?”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.”
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “Have they come to warn us?"”
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 "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "No, everything is all right, so far," answered Ivan Petrofsky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "No, everything is all right, so far," answered Ivan Petrofsky.
any thing at all
From this reading ON TO SIBERIA "Has anything happened?" asked Tom.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are we suspected?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ON TO SIBERIA "Has anything happened?" asked Tom.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Have they come to warn us?"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "No, everything is all right, so far," answered Ivan Petrofsky.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "No, everything is all right, so far," answered Ivan Petrofsky.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading ON TO SIBERIA "Has anything happened?" asked Tom.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON TO SIBERIA "Has anything happened?" asked Tom.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have they come to warn us?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, everything is all right, so far," answered Ivan Petrofsky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, everything is all right, so far," answered Ivan Petrofsky.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, everything is all right, so far," answered Ivan Petrofsky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON TO SIBERIA "Has anything happened?" asked Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, everything is all right, so far," answered Ivan Petrofsky.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "No, everything is all right, so far," answered Ivan Petrofsky.
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading ON TO SIBERIA "Has anything happened?" asked Tom.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "No, everything is all right, so far," answered Ivan Petrofsky.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
believed likely
From this reading "Are we suspected?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Have they come to warn us?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON TO SIBERIA "Has anything happened?" asked Tom.
male cat
From this reading ON TO SIBERIA "Has anything happened?" asked Tom.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have they come to warn us?"
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "I didn't have the success I hoped for, and we may have to wait here for a few days to get news of my brother.
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Have they come to warn us?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Are we suspected?
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