Chapter 25 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EARTHQUAKE--CONCLUSION "Here, Mr. Tom. Me carry you an' Ned. You hold picture machine!" cried the giant. "Me run faster." As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
Chapter 25 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Me carry you an' Ned.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “THE EARTHQUAKE--CONCLUSION "Here, Mr. Tom.”
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading “THE EARTHQUAKE--CONCLUSION "Here, Mr. Tom.”
more quickly
From this reading “"Me run faster."”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “You hold picture machine!" cried the giant.”
held up in the air
From this reading “As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.”
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “You hold picture machine!" cried the giant.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “You hold picture machine!" cried the giant.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Me carry you an' Ned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Me carry you an' Ned.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading THE EARTHQUAKE--CONCLUSION "Here, Mr. Tom.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading You hold picture machine!" cried the giant.
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading THE EARTHQUAKE--CONCLUSION "Here, Mr. Tom.
more quickly
From this reading "Me run faster."
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading You hold picture machine!" cried the giant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE EARTHQUAKE--CONCLUSION "Here, Mr. Tom.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading You hold picture machine!" cried the giant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
held up in the air
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading You hold picture machine!" cried the giant.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me carry you an' Ned.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE EARTHQUAKE--CONCLUSION "Here, Mr. Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me carry you an' Ned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading You hold picture machine!" cried the giant.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Me run faster."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EARTHQUAKE--CONCLUSION "Here, Mr. Tom.
male cat
From this reading THE EARTHQUAKE--CONCLUSION "Here, Mr. Tom.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As he spoke he lifted Ned up under one arm, and caught Tom in the other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Me carry you an' Ned.
Chapter 25 of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera by Victor Appleton holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 25 holds 289 sentences of Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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