Chapter 3 of Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEARCHING FOR SMUGGLERS. "Well, of all things!" "Who in the world would think such a thing?" "Andy going to start out with his airship again!" "And going to sail it off the roof of his house!"
Chapter 3 of Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “"Andy going to start out with his airship again!"”
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “"And going to sail it off the roof of his house!"”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “"And going to sail it off the roof of his house!"”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “SEARCHING FOR SMUGGLERS.”
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “SEARCHING FOR SMUGGLERS.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “"Andy going to start out with his airship again!"”
a special situation
From this reading “"Who in the world would think such a thing?"”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “"Who in the world would think such a thing?"”
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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 "Who in the world would think such a thing?"
anew
From this reading "Andy going to start out with his airship again!"
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading "Andy going to start out with his airship again!"
(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 "Well, of all things!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And going to sail it off the roof of his house!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Andy going to start out with his airship again!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SEARCHING FOR SMUGGLERS.
the act of departing
From this reading "Andy going to start out with his airship again!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Andy going to start out with his airship again!"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "And going to sail it off the roof of his house!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Who in the world would think such a thing?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And going to sail it off the roof of his house!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, of all things!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "And going to sail it off the roof of his house!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Andy going to start out with his airship again!"
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading "And going to sail it off the roof of his house!"
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "And going to sail it off the roof of his house!"
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading SEARCHING FOR SMUGGLERS.
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading SEARCHING FOR SMUGGLERS.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Andy going to start out with his airship again!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Who in the world would think such a thing?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Who in the world would think such a thing?"
a special situation
From this reading "Who in the world would think such a thing?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Well, of all things!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Who in the world would think such a thing?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Andy going to start out with his airship again!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, of all things!"
which person or people
From this reading "Who in the world would think such a thing?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Andy going to start out with his airship again!"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Who in the world would think such a thing?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Who in the world would think such a thing?"
Chapter 3 of Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight by Victor Appleton holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 3 holds 165 sentences of Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight by Victor Appleton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 165 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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