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Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Victor Appleton • Curated US English Learning Edition

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ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

"We can't go out into that blow!" cried Ned.

"It's enough to loosen the very mountains!"

"Let's stay here and defy them!" murmured Tom.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

Line 2

It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

Line 3

"We can't go out into that blow!" cried Ned.

Line 4

"It's enough to loosen the very mountains!"

Line 5

"Let's stay here and defy them!" murmured Tom.

Learner Dictionary

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Cavern noun US /ˈkæv.ərn/

A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.

From this reading “ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.”

All words in this reading · 63

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ALIVE

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an

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and

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at

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

been

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

blow

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From this reading "We can't go out into that blow!" cried Ned.

by

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can't

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cave

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/

A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.

From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

cried

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defy

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From this reading "Let's stay here and defy them!" murmured Tom.

discovery

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

driven

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

enough

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From this reading "It's enough to loosen the very mountains!"

ENTOMBED

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

entrance

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every

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For

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

friends

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

from

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go

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had

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here

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From this reading "Let's stay here and defy them!" murmured Tom.

his

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

hospitality

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instant

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

into

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

It

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It's

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its

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

Let's

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From this reading "Let's stay here and defy them!" murmured Tom.

looked

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

loosen

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madness

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mountains

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murmured

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Ned

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From this reading "We can't go out into that blow!" cried Ned.

not

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

of

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out

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partake

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

paused

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

raging

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right

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say

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

seemed

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

should

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

stay

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From this reading "Let's stay here and defy them!" murmured Tom.

storm

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

that

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From this reading "We can't go out into that blow!" cried Ned.

the

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

them

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From this reading "Let's stay here and defy them!" murmured Tom.

they

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

those

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

to

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

Tom

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

venture

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very

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From this reading "It's enough to loosen the very mountains!"

We

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who

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

wonderful

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From this reading ENTOMBED ALIVE For an instant Tom and his friends paused at the entrance to the wonderful cavern, and looked at the raging storm.

yet

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From this reading It seemed madness to venture out into it, yet they had been driven from the cave by those who had every right of discovery to say who, and who should not, partake of its hospitality.

Chapter 23 of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders by Victor Appleton holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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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Chapter 23 holds 62 sentences of Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 23 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 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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.

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