Chapter 3 of Tom Swift circling the globe is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Tom Swift circling the globe is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTO A NOSE DIVE “WHAT happened? Is Tom hurt? Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed. A smile came over Tom’s face. “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
Chapter 3 of Tom Swift circling the globe is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading ““It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:”
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading “INTO A NOSE DIVE “WHAT happened?”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:”
(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
From this reading ““It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “INTO A NOSE DIVE “WHAT happened?”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading ““It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “A smile came over Tom’s face.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading INTO A NOSE DIVE “WHAT happened?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
on or to one side
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A smile came over Tom’s face.
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading INTO A NOSE DIVE “WHAT happened?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A smile came over Tom’s face.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading INTO A NOSE DIVE “WHAT happened?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed.
be the source of pain
From this reading Is Tom hurt?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO A NOSE DIVE “WHAT happened?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is Tom hurt?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading INTO A NOSE DIVE “WHAT happened?
on one occasion
From this reading Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed.
above and across; more than
From this reading A smile came over Tom’s face.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A smile came over Tom’s face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed.
male cat
From this reading Is Tom hurt?
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading A smile came over Tom’s face.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “It’s Mary Nestor,” he murmured, and to the two visitors Mr. Damon explained in an aside:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Let me go to him at once!” the voice exclaimed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading INTO A NOSE DIVE “WHAT happened?
Chapter 3 of Tom Swift circling the globe by Victor Appleton holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 3 holds 145 sentences of Tom Swift circling the globe, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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