Chapter 22 of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village. "Not very clearly. Suppose you take a look through the night-glasses. Maybe you'll have better luck." Ned peered long and earnestly.
Chapter 22 of Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading “THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “Ned peered long and earnestly.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe you'll have better luck."”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “Ned peered long and earnestly.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.”
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading “THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.”
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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 Suppose you take a look through the night-glasses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Maybe you'll have better luck."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
without doubt or question
From this reading "Not very clearly.
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
in a serious manner
From this reading Ned peered long and earnestly.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Maybe you'll have better luck."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
temporary military shelter
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Ned peered long and earnestly.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Suppose you take a look through the night-glasses.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Maybe you'll have better luck."
engage in
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
by chance
From this reading Maybe you'll have better luck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suppose you take a look through the night-glasses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not very clearly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Ned peered long and earnestly.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose you take a look through the night-glasses.
carry out
From this reading Suppose you take a look through the night-glasses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Suppose you take a look through the night-glasses.
male cat
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Not very clearly.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE RESCUE "Can you make out the hut, Tom?" asked Ned, as he stood at his chum's side in the steering tower, and gazed downward on the silent village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe you'll have better luck."
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