Chapter 5 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later. "Bless my very necktie! This is odd. I go to the house, and find no one there. I come out here, and not a soul is about.
Chapter 5 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera is here in full — 129 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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give a benediction to
From this reading “TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.”
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “"Bless my very necktie!”
not divisible by two
From this reading “This is odd.”
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading “TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I come out here, and not a soul is about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I go to the house, and find no one there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
give a benediction to
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I come out here, and not a soul is about.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I go to the house, and find no one there.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I go to the house, and find no one there.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I come out here, and not a soul is about.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I go to the house, and find no one there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I go to the house, and find no one there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is odd.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading "Bless my very necktie!
not any; not one
From this reading I go to the house, and find no one there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I come out here, and not a soul is about.
not divisible by two
From this reading This is odd.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I go to the house, and find no one there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I come out here, and not a soul is about.
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
do one's shopping
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I come out here, and not a soul is about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I go to the house, and find no one there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I go to the house, and find no one there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is odd.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I go to the house, and find no one there.
male cat
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
in the direction of
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Bless my very necktie!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
a message informing of danger
From this reading TOM GETS A WARNING "Bless my shoe buttons!" exclaimed a voice, as a man came toward Tom's shop, a little later.
Chapter 5 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera by Victor Appleton holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 129 sentences of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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