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Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders
Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.
"Within a week, if you want to start that soon."
"The sooner the better.
A week will suit me.
I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.
Line 2
"Within a week, if you want to start that soon."
Line 3
"The sooner the better.
Line 4
A week will suit me.
Line 5
I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

All words in this reading · 57

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a

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From this reading "Within a week, if you want to start that soon."

and

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

are

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

arranging

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

as

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

asked

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

back

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

Beecher's

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

began

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

better

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From this reading "The sooner the better.

Bumper

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

but

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

can

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

documents

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

don't

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

first

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get

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go

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

GOD

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

GREEN

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

ground

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

he

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

his

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

how

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

I

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

if

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From this reading "Within a week, if you want to start that soon."

in

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

just

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

know

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

LITTLE

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

maps

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

may

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

me

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From this reading A week will suit me.

on

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

papers

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

place

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

plans

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

Professor

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

ready

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

soon

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

sooner

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From this reading "The sooner the better.

start

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From this reading "Within a week, if you want to start that soon."

suit

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From this reading A week will suit me.

that

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From this reading "Within a week, if you want to start that soon."

THE

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

them

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

to

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

Tom

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

try

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

valise

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

want

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Within a week, if you want to start that soon."

we

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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN GOD "Tom how soon can we go?" asked Professor Bumper, as he began arranging his papers, maps and documents ready to place them back in the valise.

week

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Within a week, if you want to start that soon."

what

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From this reading I don't know just what Beecher's plans are, but, he may try to get on the ground first.

will

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From this reading A week will suit me.

Within

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From this reading "Within a week, if you want to start that soon."

you

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From this reading "Within a week, if you want to start that soon."

Chapter 5 of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders by Victor Appleton holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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.

What does chapter 5 of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders contain?

Chapter 5 holds 148 sentences of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders by Victor Appleton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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.

How do I study chapter 5 of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders?

Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 30 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders

Common questions about reading Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders by Victor Appleton on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders?

Yes. All 2964 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #499 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #499, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders take to read?

About 247 minutes of reading across 593 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders

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Swift
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Slowly
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Looking
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Through
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