Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Airship is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Airship is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom. "Any small, level place will do. Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down. Then jump out and take a hand in the fight!" "That's right," cried the sheriff.
Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Airship is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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close interaction
From this reading “Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Then jump out and take a hand in the fight!"”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “"Any small, level place will do.”
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading “The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “"That's right," cried the sheriff.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.”
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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 The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Any small, level place will do.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
close interaction
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Any small, level place will do.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Then jump out and take a hand in the fight!"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then jump out and take a hand in the fight!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then jump out and take a hand in the fight!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then jump out and take a hand in the fight!"
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading "Any small, level place will do.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then jump out and take a hand in the fight!"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right," cried the sheriff.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading "That's right," cried the sheriff.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Any small, level place will do.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
in the near future
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
carry out
From this reading Then jump out and take a hand in the fight!"
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From this reading "That's right," cried the sheriff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
male cat
From this reading The Raid "Look for a good place to land!" cried Mr. Sharp to Tom.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Any small, level place will do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Turn on the gas full power as soon as you feel the first contact, and then shut it off so as to hold her down.
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