Chapter 6 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALL OF WATER! Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain. Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape: ENERGY WILL COME TO THE SPOT YOU SUGGESTED. WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
Chapter 6 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a partially opened flower
From this reading “Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:”
of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
From this reading “Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.”
arriving at a place or position
From this reading “Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:”
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:”
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
From this reading “Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.
a partially opened flower
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ENERGY WILL COME TO THE SPOT YOU SUGGESTED.
power to direct or determine
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
From this reading Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading ENERGY WILL COME TO THE SPOT YOU SUGGESTED.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
arriving at a place or position
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WALL OF WATER!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
above and across; more than
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ENERGY WILL COME TO THE SPOT YOU SUGGESTED.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ENERGY WILL COME TO THE SPOT YOU SUGGESTED.
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
male cat
From this reading Both Tom and Bud dashed over to the machine as it began to spell out the incoming message on tape:
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading WALL OF WATER!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading WALL OF WATER!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Minutes went by before the signal bell rang on the electronic brain.
during the time that
From this reading WE CAN CONTROL FLIGHT COURSE BUT WHILE THE ENERGY IS ON EARTH YOU WILL BE IN CHARGE.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ENERGY WILL COME TO THE SPOT YOU SUGGESTED.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ENERGY WILL COME TO THE SPOT YOU SUGGESTED.
Chapter 6 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Victor, II Appleton holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
Chapter 6 holds 165 sentences of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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