Chapter 22 of Tom Swift and His War Tank is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Tom Swift and His War Tank is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand. Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer. "I found it!" announced the boy. "Found what?" asked Ned. "That there note!"
Chapter 22 of Tom Swift and His War Tank is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.”
without shoes
From this reading “Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.”
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading “Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.”
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading “Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.”
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading “Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.”
delivered from danger
From this reading “Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.”
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.”
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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 Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "I found it!" announced the boy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Found what?" asked Ned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
without shoes
From this reading Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.
a youthful male person
From this reading "I found it!" announced the boy.
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
set up or found
From this reading "I found it!" announced the boy.
a long fixed look
From this reading Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I found it!" announced the boy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I found it!" announced the boy.
a boy or man
From this reading Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
a particular point in time
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
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From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
a brief written record
From this reading "That there note!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
delivered from danger
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That there note!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
from that place or that time
From this reading Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "That there note!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rescued For a moment Ned and Mr. Damon gazed at the farmer in his rattletrap of an auto, and then they looked at the fluttering piece of paper in his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading Thence their gaze traveled to the ragged and barefoot lad sitting beside the farmer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Found what?" asked Ned.
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