Chapter 1 of The moving picture boys on the coast is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The moving picture boys on the coast is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc. THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS SERIES 12mo. Illustrated. Price, per volume, 40 cents, postpaid THE TOM SWIFT SERIES 12mo. Illustrated.
Chapter 1 of The moving picture boys on the coast is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Price, per volume, 40 cents, postpaid THE TOM SWIFT SERIES 12mo.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
for each
From this reading “Price, per volume, 40 cents, postpaid THE TOM SWIFT SERIES 12mo.”
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Price, per volume, 40 cents, postpaid THE TOM SWIFT SERIES 12mo.”
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From this reading THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS SERIES 12mo.
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From this reading Price, per volume, 40 cents, postpaid THE TOM SWIFT SERIES 12mo.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Price, per volume, 40 cents, postpaid THE TOM SWIFT SERIES 12mo.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS SERIES 12mo.
in motion
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
for each
From this reading Price, per volume, 40 cents, postpaid THE TOM SWIFT SERIES 12mo.
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
used especially of mail; paid in advance
From this reading Price, per volume, 40 cents, postpaid THE TOM SWIFT SERIES 12mo.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price, per volume, 40 cents, postpaid THE TOM SWIFT SERIES 12mo.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
moving very fast
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
male cat
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Price, per volume, 40 cents, postpaid THE TOM SWIFT SERIES 12mo.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Or Showing Up the Perils of the Deep Author of "The Tom Swift Series," "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in the West," Etc.
Chapter 1 of The moving picture boys on the coast by Victor Appleton holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 1 holds 127 sentences of The moving picture boys on the coast, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The moving picture boys on the coast by Victor Appleton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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