Chapter 5 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WARNING "There, she's about right now, Ned. Hold her there!" "Aye, aye, Captain Tom!" "Jove, she's leaking like a sieve! We only got her here just in time!"
Chapter 5 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “"Aye, aye, Captain Tom!"”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We only got her here just in time!"”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hold her there!"”
-ing form of “leak” — tell anonymously
From this reading “"Jove, she's leaking like a sieve!”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “A WARNING "There, she's about right now, Ned.”
a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
From this reading “"Jove, she's leaking like a sieve!”
male cat
From this reading “"Aye, aye, Captain Tom!"”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “A WARNING "There, she's about right now, Ned.”
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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 A WARNING "There, she's about right now, Ned.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A WARNING "There, she's about right now, Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, aye, Captain Tom!"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Aye, aye, Captain Tom!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We only got her here just in time!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hold her there!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We only got her here just in time!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hold her there!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We only got her here just in time!"
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading "Jove, she's leaking like a sieve!
and nothing more
From this reading We only got her here just in time!"
-ing form of “leak” — tell anonymously
From this reading "Jove, she's leaking like a sieve!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Jove, she's leaking like a sieve!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WARNING "There, she's about right now, Ned.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A WARNING "There, she's about right now, Ned.
and nothing more
From this reading We only got her here just in time!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading A WARNING "There, she's about right now, Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WARNING "There, she's about right now, Ned.
a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
From this reading "Jove, she's leaking like a sieve!
in or at that place or location
From this reading A WARNING "There, she's about right now, Ned.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We only got her here just in time!"
male cat
From this reading "Aye, aye, Captain Tom!"
a message informing of danger
From this reading A WARNING "There, she's about right now, Ned.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We only got her here just in time!"
Chapter 5 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone by Victor Appleton holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 5 holds 132 sentences of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone by Victor Appleton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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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