Chapter 3 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger. "Who are you?" the young inventor demanded. "Never mind who I am. Just do as I say!" By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
Chapter 3 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.”
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.”
an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world
From this reading “REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.”
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “"Who are you?" the young inventor demanded.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.”
having a specified size
From this reading “By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Never mind who I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are you?" the young inventor demanded.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just do as I say!"
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Who are you?" the young inventor demanded.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Just do as I say!"
an opposing military force
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Never mind who I am.
an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world
From this reading REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading "Who are you?" the young inventor demanded.
and nothing more
From this reading Just do as I say!"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind who I am.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind who I am.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.
express in words
From this reading Just do as I say!"
having a specified size
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
male cat
From this reading REPORT FROM INTERPOL Tom, astonished, stared at the stranger.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading By this time Tom had recovered from his surprise and coolly sized up his enemy.
which person or people
From this reading "Who are you?" the young inventor demanded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who are you?" the young inventor demanded.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Who are you?" the young inventor demanded.
Chapter 3 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Victor, II Appleton holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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