Chapter 15 of Tom Swift and his flying boat is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Tom Swift and his flying boat is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake. He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true. “Somebody wants to get you off the _Winged Arrow_,” he said. “That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember? The chap with the Frenchy look.
Chapter 15 of Tom Swift and his flying boat is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mark to indicate a direction or relation
a boy or man
From this reading “The chap with the Frenchy look.”
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.”
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
From this reading “ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.”
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
From this reading ““That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?”
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““Somebody wants to get you off the _Winged Arrow_,” he said.”
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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be about
In this reading ““That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?”
In this reading ““That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?”
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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 ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “Somebody wants to get you off the _Winged Arrow_,” he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.
a boy or man
From this reading The chap with the Frenchy look.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
From this reading ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.
a boy or man
From this reading “That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chap with the Frenchy look.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Somebody wants to get you off the _Winged Arrow_,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
From this reading “That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The chap with the Frenchy look.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Somebody wants to get you off the _Winged Arrow_,” he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Somebody wants to get you off the _Winged Arrow_,” he said.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody wants to get you off the _Winged Arrow_,” he said.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Somebody wants to get you off the _Winged Arrow_,” he said.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Somebody wants to get you off the _Winged Arrow_,” he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.
which person or people
From this reading “That fellow who hung around here at the launching—remember?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading “Somebody wants to get you off the _Winged Arrow_,” he said.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND Ned declared the message was a fake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The chap with the Frenchy look.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not believe such an extraordinary tale could be true.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Somebody wants to get you off the _Winged Arrow_,” he said.
Chapter 15 of Tom Swift and his flying boat by Victor Appleton holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 15 holds 112 sentences of Tom Swift and his flying boat, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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