Chapter 16 of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHOTS FROM ABOVE "There they are!" "My, what a lot of big ones!" "Jove! Mr. Anderson, see those tusks!" "Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."
Chapter 16 of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “Mr. Anderson, see those tusks!"”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"My, what a lot of big ones!"”
a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center
From this reading “"Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"My, what a lot of big ones!"”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “"My, what a lot of big ones!"”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."”
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “SHOTS FROM ABOVE "There they are!"”
plural of “tusk” — a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading “Mr. Anderson, see those tusks!"”
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 "My, what a lot of big ones!"
higher than, or over, something
From this reading SHOTS FROM ABOVE "There they are!"
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading Mr. Anderson, see those tusks!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SHOTS FROM ABOVE "There they are!"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "My, what a lot of big ones!"
a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center
From this reading "Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SHOTS FROM ABOVE "There they are!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading "Jove!
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "My, what a lot of big ones!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Anderson, see those tusks!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My, what a lot of big ones!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My, what a lot of big ones!"
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "My, what a lot of big ones!"
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mr. Anderson, see those tusks!"
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading SHOTS FROM ABOVE "There they are!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading SHOTS FROM ABOVE "There they are!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHOTS FROM ABOVE "There they are!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mr. Anderson, see those tusks!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."
plural of “tusk” — a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading Mr. Anderson, see those tusks!"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My, what a lot of big ones!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, you ought to get what you want this time, Mr. Durban."
Chapter 16 of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle by Victor Appleton holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 16 holds 79 sentences of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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