Chapter 17 of Tom Swift and His Undersea Search is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Tom Swift and His Undersea Search is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE IS IT? "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin. "Lie down, every one! The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid. Lie down!"
Chapter 17 of Tom Swift and His Undersea Search is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading “The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “"Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.”
relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
From this reading “The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “"Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.”
superlative of “fresh” — recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “"Lie down, every one!”
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading “The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.”
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
From this reading The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Lie down, every one!
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.
superlative of “fresh” — recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERE IS IT?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHERE IS IT?
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "Lie down, every one!
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Lie down, every one!
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading The freshest air is near the floor; the bad air rises, being lighter with carbonic acid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
male cat
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE IS IT?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Down on your faces!" called Tom to those with him in the cabin.
Chapter 17 of Tom Swift and His Undersea Search by Victor Appleton holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 17 holds 105 sentences of Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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