Chapter 20 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE RAFT "We're sinking!" "Get out the life preservers!" "Save the films and cameras!" "And grab something to eat! Don't forget that!"
Chapter 20 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “camera” — equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading “"Save the films and cameras!"”
take in solid food
From this reading “"And grab something to eat!”
plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading “"Save the films and cameras!"”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Don't forget that!"”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “"And grab something to eat!”
plural of “preserver” — a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
From this reading “"Get out the life preservers!"”
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading “ON THE RAFT "We're sinking!"”
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading “ON THE RAFT "We're sinking!"”
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In this reading “ON THE RAFT "We're sinking!"”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"Get out the life preservers!"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Save the films and cameras!"
plural of “camera” — equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading "Save the films and cameras!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't forget that!"
take in solid food
From this reading "And grab something to eat!
plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading "Save the films and cameras!"
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Don't forget that!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get out the life preservers!"
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading "And grab something to eat!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Get out the life preservers!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE RAFT "We're sinking!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Get out the life preservers!"
plural of “preserver” — a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
From this reading "Get out the life preservers!"
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading ON THE RAFT "We're sinking!"
except for; apart from
From this reading "Save the films and cameras!"
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading ON THE RAFT "We're sinking!"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "And grab something to eat!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't forget that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE RAFT "We're sinking!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And grab something to eat!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RAFT "We're sinking!"
Chapter 20 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood by Victor Appleton holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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 20 holds 74 sentences of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood by Victor Appleton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 74 sentences, grouped into 15 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 15 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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