Chapter 8 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GLEAM OF HOPE "Where are they?" "Who are they?" "Over this way! There's their canoe!" "Look out for that motor boat!"
Chapter 8 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Look out for that motor boat!"”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “There's their canoe!"”
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “A GLEAM OF HOPE "Where are they?"”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “A GLEAM OF HOPE "Where are they?"”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “"Look out for that motor boat!"”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “"Look out for that motor boat!"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Over this way!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “"Over this way!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GLEAM OF HOPE "Where are they?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A GLEAM OF HOPE "Where are they?"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Look out for that motor boat!"
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading There's their canoe!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Look out for that motor boat!"
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading A GLEAM OF HOPE "Where are they?"
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading A GLEAM OF HOPE "Where are they?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look out for that motor boat!"
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading "Look out for that motor boat!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GLEAM OF HOPE "Where are they?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Look out for that motor boat!"
above and across; more than
From this reading "Over this way!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Look out for that motor boat!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There's their canoe!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's their canoe!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A GLEAM OF HOPE "Where are they?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Over this way!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Over this way!
in or at the place that
From this reading A GLEAM OF HOPE "Where are they?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who are they?"
Chapter 8 of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone by Victor Appleton holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 8 holds 124 sentences of Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 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 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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