Chapter 15 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom. "It sure is strange," agreed Ned. "How did she come here?" "She didn't come alone--that's sure," went on Tom. "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
Chapter 15 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"It sure is strange," agreed Ned.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “"Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “"It sure is strange," agreed Ned.”
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom.”
male cat
From this reading “SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "It sure is strange," agreed Ned.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "She didn't come alone--that's sure," went on Tom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "How did she come here?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did she come here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She didn't come alone--that's sure," went on Tom.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "How did she come here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did she come here?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It sure is strange," agreed Ned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It sure is strange," agreed Ned.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It sure is strange," agreed Ned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She didn't come alone--that's sure," went on Tom.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How did she come here?"
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It sure is strange," agreed Ned.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "It sure is strange," agreed Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She didn't come alone--that's sure," went on Tom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom.
male cat
From this reading SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Someone brought her here, made a landing, and got away before we could get out."
(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 SUCCESS "Well, this gets me!" exclaimed Tom.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "She didn't come alone--that's sure," went on Tom.
Chapter 15 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone by Victor Appleton holds 115 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.
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