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Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Wireless Message is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker. He was followed by some of the others. "We must put off at once!" he cried. "Half the island is gone! The other half may disappear any moment!
Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Wireless Message is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.”
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “The other half may disappear any moment!”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “"Half the island is gone!”
past form of “moor” — secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.”
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading “THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.”
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading “THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.”
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The other half may disappear any moment!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We must put off at once!" he cried.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was followed by some of the others.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "We must put off at once!" he cried.
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The other half may disappear any moment!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He was followed by some of the others.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Half the island is gone!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Half the island is gone!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was followed by some of the others.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Half the island is gone!
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "Half the island is gone!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The other half may disappear any moment!
a particular point in time
From this reading The other half may disappear any moment!
past form of “moor” — secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must put off at once!" he cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was followed by some of the others.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We must put off at once!" he cried.
on one occasion
From this reading "We must put off at once!" he cried.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other half may disappear any moment!
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From this reading He was followed by some of the others.
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "We must put off at once!" he cried.
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was followed by some of the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must put off at once!" he cried.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION Down to where the small raft was moored ran Mr. Parker.
Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Wireless Message by Victor Appleton holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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