Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and His Air Scout is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and His Air Scout is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion. "Hear it? Bless my ear drums, I should say I did hear it! Some one is in trouble, Tom. Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and His Air Scout is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
give a benediction to
From this reading “Bless my ear drums, I should say I did hear it!”
cause to slow down or get stuck
From this reading “Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.”
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “Bless my ear drums, I should say I did hear it!”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.”
catch sight of
From this reading “Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.”
moving very fast
From this reading “SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.”
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 Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
give a benediction to
From this reading Bless my ear drums, I should say I did hear it!
cause to slow down or get stuck
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
a boy or man
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Bless my ear drums, I should say I did hear it!
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Bless my ear drums, I should say I did hear it!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bless my ear drums, I should say I did hear it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some one is in trouble, Tom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some one is in trouble, Tom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hear it?
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bless my ear drums, I should say I did hear it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one is in trouble, Tom.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
express in words
From this reading Bless my ear drums, I should say I did hear it!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Bless my ear drums, I should say I did hear it!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one is in trouble, Tom.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
catch sight of
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
moving very fast
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
male cat
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Some one is in trouble, Tom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
which person or people
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SOMETHING QUEER "Did you hear that?" asked Tom Swift of his companion.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Caught in a bog, most likely, the same as that spy chap who was at your place.
Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and His Air Scout by Victor Appleton holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 13 holds 113 sentences of Tom Swift and His Air Scout, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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