Chapter 10 of Tom Swift in Captivity is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Tom Swift in Captivity is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAUGHT IN A LIVING ROPE "Quick! Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses. "Drive the stakes well down! Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks! Lively!"
Chapter 10 of Tom Swift in Captivity is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “"Drive the stakes well down!”
full of life and energy
From this reading “Lively!"”
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading “Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks!”
a strong line
From this reading “CAUGHT IN A LIVING ROPE "Quick!”
the money risked on a gamble
From this reading “"Drive the stakes well down!”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks!”
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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 CAUGHT IN A LIVING ROPE "Quick!
later than; following
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks!
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading CAUGHT IN A LIVING ROPE "Quick!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Drive the stakes well down!
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Drive the stakes well down!
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks!
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAUGHT IN A LIVING ROPE "Quick!
full of life and energy
From this reading Lively!"
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading CAUGHT IN A LIVING ROPE "Quick!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading CAUGHT IN A LIVING ROPE "Quick!
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks!
a strong line
From this reading CAUGHT IN A LIVING ROPE "Quick!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
the money risked on a gamble
From this reading "Drive the stakes well down!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peg out the mules!" cried San Pedro, after one look at the onrushing horses.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks!
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading Tie them fast and then get behind those rocks!
(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 "Drive the stakes well down!
Chapter 10 of Tom Swift in Captivity by Victor Appleton holds 162 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 10 holds 162 sentences of Tom Swift in Captivity, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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