Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban. "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle. Have you plenty of ammunition, Mr. Damon?" "Ammunition? Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading “Have you plenty of ammunition, Mr. Damon?"”
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading “A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.”
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading “Have you plenty of ammunition, Mr. Damon?"”
a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center
From this reading “A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “"It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.”
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.”
cause to run in panic
From this reading “A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.”
(of weapons) not charged with ammunition
From this reading “"It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.
(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 Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading Have you plenty of ammunition, Mr. Damon?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
give a benediction to
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading Have you plenty of ammunition, Mr. Damon?"
a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center
From this reading A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
every person
From this reading A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you plenty of ammunition, Mr. Damon?"
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
not any; not one
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you plenty of ammunition, Mr. Damon?"
a full supply
From this reading Have you plenty of ammunition, Mr. Damon?"
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
cause to run in panic
From this reading A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Bless my powder bag, I think I have enough for all the elephants I'll kill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.
(of weapons) not charged with ammunition
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It's no joke to be caught in an elephant herd with an unloaded rifle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you plenty of ammunition, Mr. Damon?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A STAMPEDE "Look to your guns, everybody!" cautioned Mr. Durban.
Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle by Victor Appleton holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 95 sentences of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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