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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Tom Swift and his airline express is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight W H I T M A N P U B L I S H I N G C O . Racine, Wis. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride. “It would be a credit to anybody.
Chapter 1 of Tom Swift and his airline express is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any person at all
From this reading ““It would be a credit to anybody.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading ““Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““It would be a credit to anybody.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight W H I T M A N P U B L I S H I N G C O .
any person at all
From this reading “It would be a credit to anybody.
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It would be a credit to anybody.
showing who or what does the action
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight W H I T M A N P U B L I S H I N G C O .
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would be a credit to anybody.
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From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
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From this reading From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight W H I T M A N P U B L I S H I N G C O .
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From this reading From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight W H I T M A N P U B L I S H I N G C O .
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From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
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From this reading From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight W H I T M A N P U B L I S H I N G C O .
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From this reading From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight W H I T M A N P U B L I S H I N G C O .
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the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
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From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
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From this reading Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
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From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
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From this reading Racine, Wis.
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From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
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From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
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From this reading From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight W H I T M A N P U B L I S H I N G C O .
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
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From this reading Racine, Wis.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ours is sure a great plant!” murmured Tom Swift to himself, with justifiable pride.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be a credit to anybody.
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From this reading Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
