Chapter 22 of Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT GATUN LOCKS "Steady there now, men! Pass forward those lashings! Careful! Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls! Another turn around the bitts!"
Chapter 22 of Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “Careful!”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Pass forward those lashings!”
a large number or amount
From this reading “Pass forward those lashings!”
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading “AT GATUN LOCKS "Steady there now, men!”
go across or through
From this reading “Pass forward those lashings!”
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading “Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!”
make steady
From this reading “AT GATUN LOCKS "Steady there now, men!”
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another turn around the bitts!"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Another turn around the bitts!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT GATUN LOCKS "Steady there now, men!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another turn around the bitts!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Careful!
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Pass forward those lashings!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT GATUN LOCKS "Steady there now, men!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!
a large number or amount
From this reading Pass forward those lashings!
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading AT GATUN LOCKS "Steady there now, men!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!
the force of workers available
From this reading AT GATUN LOCKS "Steady there now, men!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading AT GATUN LOCKS "Steady there now, men!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!
go across or through
From this reading Pass forward those lashings!
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!
make steady
From this reading AT GATUN LOCKS "Steady there now, men!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another turn around the bitts!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading AT GATUN LOCKS "Steady there now, men!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Pass forward those lashings!
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Another turn around the bitts!"
at the time that
From this reading Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look out, or you'll be caught by it when she rolls!
Chapter 22 of Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon by Victor Appleton holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 22 holds 116 sentences of Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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