Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro. "Hurt?" repeated the darky. "I'se killed, dat's what I is! I ain't got a whole bone in mah body! Good landy, but I suttinly am in a awful state!
Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Good landy, but I suttinly am in a awful state!”
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “I ain't got a whole bone in mah body!”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.”
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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 I ain't got a whole bone in mah body!
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ain't got a whole bone in mah body!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Good landy, but I suttinly am in a awful state!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Good landy, but I suttinly am in a awful state!
next to; at the side of
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading I ain't got a whole bone in mah body!
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading I ain't got a whole bone in mah body!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Good landy, but I suttinly am in a awful state!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurt?" repeated the darky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'se killed, dat's what I is!
enclose with a fence
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good landy, but I suttinly am in a awful state!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I ain't got a whole bone in mah body!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
be the source of pain
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'se killed, dat's what I is!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'se killed, dat's what I is!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I ain't got a whole bone in mah body!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'se killed, dat's what I is!
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "I'se killed, dat's what I is!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good landy, but I suttinly am in a awful state!
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ain't got a whole bone in mah body!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Hurt?" repeated the darky.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Good landy, but I suttinly am in a awful state!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good landy, but I suttinly am in a awful state!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
male cat
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I'se killed, dat's what I is!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I ain't got a whole bone in mah body!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS "Are you hurt?" asked Tom as he leaned his motor-cycle against the fence and stood beside the negro.
Chapter 7 of Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle by Victor Appleton holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 177 sentences of Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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