Chapter 24 of Tom Swift circling the globe is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Tom Swift circling the globe is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST TRICK “START the engine! Give me some speed!” Tom yelled desperately. “I’ve got to zoom!” He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
Chapter 24 of Tom Swift circling the globe is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.”
informal intensifiers
From this reading “He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.”
with great urgency
From this reading “Tom yelled desperately.”
any structure that makes progress difficult
From this reading “He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.”
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading “He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Tom yelled desperately.”
move along very quickly
From this reading ““I’ve got to zoom!””
plural of “zoom” — a rapid rise
From this reading “He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.”
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In this reading “THE LAST TRICK “START the engine!”
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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 He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
informal intensifiers
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
with great urgency
From this reading Tom yelled desperately.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading THE LAST TRICK “START the engine!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me some speed!”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve got to zoom!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve got to zoom!”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST TRICK “START the engine!
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me some speed!”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
any structure that makes progress difficult
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
many times at short intervals
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
above and across; more than
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Give me some speed!”
move hurridly
From this reading Give me some speed!”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE LAST TRICK “START the engine!
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST TRICK “START the engine!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ve got to zoom!”
male cat
From this reading Tom yelled desperately.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading THE LAST TRICK “START the engine!
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Tom yelled desperately.
move along very quickly
From this reading “I’ve got to zoom!”
plural of “zoom” — a rapid rise
From this reading He meant, by this, a sudden and sharp lifting of the airship over the whale, as a birdman often zooms to avoid crashing into trees or some obstruction.
Chapter 24 of Tom Swift circling the globe by Victor Appleton holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 24 holds 91 sentences of Tom Swift circling the globe, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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