Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISASTER STRIKES Tom was thunderstruck. "You didn't phone me? But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!" "That's impossible," Mr. Swift insisted. "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"”
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “DISASTER STRIKES Tom was thunderstruck.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “"That's impossible," Mr. Swift insisted.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “"You didn't phone me?”
deeply or completely
From this reading “"Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."”
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading “DISASTER STRIKES Tom was thunderstruck.”
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading “DISASTER STRIKES Tom was thunderstruck.”
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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 "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
in the past
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't phone me?
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading DISASTER STRIKES Tom was thunderstruck.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "That's impossible," Mr. Swift insisted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "That's impossible," Mr. Swift insisted.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You didn't phone me?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "That's impossible," Mr. Swift insisted.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading "You didn't phone me?
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
a male human offspring
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
deeply or completely
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading DISASTER STRIKES Tom was thunderstruck.
moving very fast
From this reading "That's impossible," Mr. Swift insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's impossible," Mr. Swift insisted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading DISASTER STRIKES Tom was thunderstruck.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
male cat
From this reading DISASTER STRIKES Tom was thunderstruck.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
up to a particular time
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DISASTER STRIKES Tom was thunderstruck.
during the time that
From this reading "Believe me, son, I slept soundly from the time I turned in until a little while ago."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You didn't phone me?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, Dad, I got the call--I definitely heard your voice!"
Chapter 13 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Victor, II Appleton holds 161 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 13 holds 161 sentences of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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