Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned. "I certainly did," answered Tom. "What was it." "Sounded to me like a cry of some sort." "It was.
Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"I certainly did," answered Tom.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “"Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “"Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."”
male cat
From this reading “"I certainly did," answered Tom.”
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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 "Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I certainly did," answered Tom.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "I certainly did," answered Tom.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I certainly did," answered Tom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What was it."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading "Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sounded to me like a cry of some sort."
male cat
From this reading "I certainly did," answered Tom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was it."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE AIRSHIP CAPTURE "Did you hear that?" cried Ned.
Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone by Victor Appleton holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 24 holds 209 sentences of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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