Chapter 11 of Tom Swift and His Sky Racer is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Tom Swift and His Sky Racer is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father. They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb. Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed. "It was these bombs," he said. "We certainly had a narrow escape!
Chapter 11 of Tom Swift and His Sky Racer is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.”
plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “"It was these bombs," he said.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.”
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “"Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.”
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.”
get rid of
From this reading “They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.”
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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 They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.
plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading "It was these bombs," he said.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "We certainly had a narrow escape!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "We certainly had a narrow escape!
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We certainly had a narrow escape!
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading "Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading "We certainly had a narrow escape!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was these bombs," he said.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
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From this reading "Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
get rid of
From this reading They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then Tom recalled having seen something drop from the mysterious aeroplane as it passed over the shed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "It was these bombs," he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made a further examination of the shed, and discovered another empty bomb.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
male cat
From this reading "Well, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was these bombs," he said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We certainly had a narrow escape!
(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, he sha'n't!" cried Tom, and then he thought of his invalid father.
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