Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship. "What's that choking us, Tom?" "Sulphur, I guess, and gases from the volcano. The wind blew 'em over this way. They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading “They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.”
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.”
relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
From this reading “They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.”
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “"What's that choking us, Tom?"”
plural of “gas” — the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “"Sulphur, I guess, and gases from the volcano.”
reduced to liquid form by heating
From this reading “THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.”
treat with sulphur in order to preserve
From this reading “"Sulphur, I guess, and gases from the volcano.”
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading “"Sulphur, I guess, and gases from the volcano.”
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harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sulphur, I guess, and gases from the volcano.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The wind blew 'em over this way.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading "What's that choking us, Tom?"
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
a quad with a square body
From this reading The wind blew 'em over this way.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Sulphur, I guess, and gases from the volcano.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
plural of “gas” — the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading "Sulphur, I guess, and gases from the volcano.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Sulphur, I guess, and gases from the volcano.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sulphur, I guess, and gases from the volcano.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
reduced to liquid form by heating
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
not any; not one
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
above and across; more than
From this reading The wind blew 'em over this way.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
treat with sulphur in order to preserve
From this reading "Sulphur, I guess, and gases from the volcano.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that choking us, Tom?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The wind blew 'em over this way.
male cat
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What's that choking us, Tom?"
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading "Sulphur, I guess, and gases from the volcano.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The wind blew 'em over this way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that choking us, Tom?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOLTEN RIVER "Whew!" gasped Ned, as he stood beside Tom in the bow of the airship.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind blew 'em over this way.
but in spite of that
From this reading They're not dangerous, as long as there is no carbonic acid gas given off, and I don't smell any of that, yet.
Chapter 24 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera by Victor Appleton holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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.
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