Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!" "Oh, please, good Massa Swift! Make him leggo me! He suah am squeezin' de liber outer me!" "Shall I conflict the club upon him, Mr. Tom?"
Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “"Shall I conflict the club upon him, Mr. Tom?"”
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
From this reading “"Shall I conflict the club upon him, Mr. Tom?"”
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading “TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!"”
superlative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!"”
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading “He suah am squeezin' de liber outer me!"”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Oh, please, good Massa Swift!”
moving very fast
From this reading “"Oh, please, good Massa Swift!”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He suah am squeezin' de liber outer me!"
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "Shall I conflict the club upon him, Mr. Tom?"
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
From this reading "Shall I conflict the club upon him, Mr. Tom?"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading He suah am squeezin' de liber outer me!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Oh, please, good Massa Swift!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He suah am squeezin' de liber outer me!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!"
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make him leggo me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He suah am squeezin' de liber outer me!"
engage in
From this reading Make him leggo me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, please, good Massa Swift!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Make him leggo me!
a form of address for a man
From this reading TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!"
superlative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, please, good Massa Swift!
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading He suah am squeezin' de liber outer me!"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh, please, good Massa Swift!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I conflict the club upon him, Mr. Tom?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He suah am squeezin' de liber outer me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He suah am squeezin' de liber outer me!"
moving very fast
From this reading "Oh, please, good Massa Swift!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Shall I conflict the club upon him, Mr. Tom?"
male cat
From this reading TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!"
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION "I got him, Mr. Tom!"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Shall I conflict the club upon him, Mr. Tom?"
Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight by Victor Appleton holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 7 holds 113 sentences of Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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