Chapter 14 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone. "What's wrong, son?" Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant. Then he spoke into the telephone. "Bernt, we must prevent another disaster!
Chapter 14 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “clamp” — fasten or fix with a clamp
From this reading “Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.”
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “"Bernt, we must prevent another disaster!”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.”
plural of “hijacker” — a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
From this reading “AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.”
a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
From this reading “Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.”
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading “AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.”
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 “AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.”
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From this reading AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Bernt, we must prevent another disaster!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bernt, we must prevent another disaster!
past form of “clamp” — fasten or fix with a clamp
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading "Bernt, we must prevent another disaster!
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he spoke into the telephone.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
plural of “hijacker” — a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
From this reading AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he spoke into the telephone.
a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
a form of address for a man
From this reading AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Bernt, we must prevent another disaster!
information about recent and important events
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
above and across; more than
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading "Bernt, we must prevent another disaster!
with speed
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
done under pressure
From this reading AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
a male human offspring
From this reading "What's wrong, son?"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Then he spoke into the telephone.
moving very fast
From this reading AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
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 AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he spoke into the telephone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
male cat
From this reading Tom clamped his hand over the mouthpiece and quickly gave his father the news of the destroyed range-finder plant.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading AIR-BORNE HIJACKERS Mr. Swift, hearing Tom's dismayed reaction, rushed to the telephone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Bernt, we must prevent another disaster!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's wrong, son?"
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "What's wrong, son?"
Chapter 14 of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Victor, II Appleton holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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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