Chapter 8 of Tom Swift in Captivity is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Tom Swift in Captivity is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"FORWARD MARCH!" "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news. "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us." "Suspicious? How so?
Chapter 8 of Tom Swift in Captivity is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “"FORWARD MARCH!"”
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “"You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.”
march in a procession
From this reading “"FORWARD MARCH!"”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “"You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “"Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “"Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
at any time
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
a boy or man
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "FORWARD MARCH!"
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How so?
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From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
engage in
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
march in a procession
From this reading "FORWARD MARCH!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
express in words
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
at the time that
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, do you know I've been suspicious of that fellow ever since he tried to make friends with us."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "You don't say so!" exclaimed the young inventor, when Ned had told him the queer news.
Chapter 8 of Tom Swift in Captivity 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 8 holds 91 sentences of Tom Swift in Captivity, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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