| 单词 | speaking tube |
| 例句 | Attached to the wall next to a door is a brass speaking tube that he used to call down for lunch. If you can’t afford Gatsby’s mansion, how about Fitzgerald’s old house? 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Bells and speaking tubes for communicating with servants are still set in the walls. Twain and Stowe Homes Being Renovated for Historical Accuracy 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z That is how he arrived at the idea to design and build three copper speaking tubes that snake through the apartment’s two levels to enable remote conversations. A Brooklyn Home Designed With Fun in Mind 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Discovering the dumb waiter’s speaking tube, they apologize for the empty state of the larder. The early Harold Pinter play that speaks volumes about our current moment 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z That speaking tube is still there, and drew the curiosity of acoustician William Elliott, who conducted a series of measurements to determine the quality of the sound transmission, in terms of intelligible human speech. Can You Hear Me Now? Sound Technology of the 19th Century 2012-07-23T18:45:00.417Z There was a speaking tube running from the office to Bartlett’s post of duty. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z This command would come softly through the speaking tubes to the men at the guns. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z "Give her every ounce she can carry," shouted Patterson down the speaking tube, and the engineers proved fully equal to the occasion. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Several of the men teachers were looking for ropes, while others were calling down speaking tubes in frantic tones for the janitor. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z It’s not enough for a scientist to know that something works well; he or she wants to know why it works so well, in this case, why speaking tube systems manage to transmit intelligible speech. Can You Hear Me Now? Sound Technology of the 19th Century 2012-07-23T18:45:00.417Z It was perhaps a sort of speaking tube for subterranean utterances. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z If I wanted more of it, I spoke warmly to the janitor through a speaking tube, and—after a while—there was more heat. The Comforts of Home 2011-08-11T02:00:13.980Z “Not much you won’t,” he said, and put his hand on the speaking tube, but she stopped him. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z Under the impulse of this new fear I applied my mouth to the speaking tube again. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z Public domain There were, indeed, many patents issued for various components of speaking tube systems between 1860 and 1890, usually for communication within a single building. Can You Hear Me Now? Sound Technology of the 19th Century 2012-07-23T18:45:00.417Z And thus electric signals, silent but all pervading, will before long circle our globe by their repeated deflections through this great speaking tube around the earth. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z Again came a whistle through the speaking tube. Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam 2011-06-07T02:00:13.313Z "It's the speaking tube," said Miriam, tremblingly; but the next instant she was in a little dark alcove calling down the tube. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z I am tired of the speaking tube within my chamber where the new girl and myself wage daily our battle of the new Babel. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z And an Italian immigrant named Antonio Meucci, whom many credit with inventing the telephone before Bell, also built an acoustic speaking tube system in his home, similar to the pipes used for communication on ships. Can You Hear Me Now? Sound Technology of the 19th Century 2012-07-23T18:45:00.417Z He has been saving it all up to add to his story of the speaking tube.” The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House 2011-04-27T02:00:27.420Z He shouted an order to the wheelsman, then sprang to the speaking tube which led down to the engine room. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z By tapping stones under water he could call them, but he generally used a speaking tube which he thrust into the water. Six Prize Hawaiian Stories of the Kilohana Art League 2011-03-03T03:00:48.280Z “Let ’er have it!” he shouted through the speaking tube. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z So Elliott had some solid science to draw upon when he conducted his own measurements of the speaking tube system in the Cambridge home, part of an electric system for giving household staff the heads-up. Can You Hear Me Now? Sound Technology of the 19th Century 2012-07-23T18:45:00.417Z All we say is that we have found out about the wings that we heard and the chattering in the chimney and the speaking tube that ran from the kitchen into the front room. The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House 2011-04-27T02:00:27.420Z Then for the first time Johnson saw that the end of a speaking tube hung out of the wall just above the bell. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z He waited as she gave the order through a silver-plated speaking tube. Whispering Wires So I says color, lining, flower holder, clock, speaking tube and chauffeur. Believe You Me! "Turn back, Captain," said Dr. Bird into the speaking tube. Astounding Stories, August, 1931 “We have found out about the speaking tube and the chimney-swallows.” The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House 2011-04-27T02:00:27.420Z He again called through the speaking tube,— "Let Herr Dournay come here." Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine "Hit," came the call down the speaking tube after each shot. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Speaking Tube.—The rubber speaking tube which was the forerunner of the telephonic apparatus is now practically obsolete, though it is still used in isolated cases. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The foyer was very quiet at this time of day, and he could hear the faint rasp of her bell through the speaking tube. Twelve Times Zero Now I’ll own up, fellows, about the speaking tube and the swallows. The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House 2011-04-27T02:00:27.420Z I asked through the speaking tube which led down into the “Centrale.” The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative Behind the office table are half a dozen speaking tubes and a telephone. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police Then he put her head a little more to the northward, and called down the speaking tube for Andrew Smith to come and relieve him. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Amid the roar of the flames and the hiss of the sea against heated iron was heard the thin whine of the speaking tube whistle. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Then I put in that speaking tube and added to the fun, but I tell you right now that I have had my lesson. The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House 2011-04-27T02:00:27.420Z At his elbow were a telephone and a speaking tube; just above him an electric fan. Aliens The master gave another order into the speaking tube and their ship shot forward, faster and yet faster, with a speed that pressed them heavily into their seats. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Not so my host, the Captain Sigismund von Münchhausen, who suddenly snapped together the stethoscope through which he had been gazing and rapped out a monosyllabic order down the speaking tube at his right hand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 At about four bells in the afternoon watch the speaking tube on the bridge whistled. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers We found out about the birds in the chimney and the speaking tube that ran from the kitchen to the front room, but how about those groans?” The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House 2011-04-27T02:00:27.420Z Private lines and speaking tubes ran to every room or floor of the building where a company, firm, or individual was doing business. Carmen Ariza He chuckled, apparently enjoying the joke to the full, but during the remainder of the journey I made sure I was not sitting on the speaking tube. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. A fearful crash sounded from the depths below and a voice muttered something through the speaking tube. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 He left the dread thought unfinished and leaped to the speaking tubes. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 Notwithstanding the noise of the machinery, large, wide-open speaking tubes facilitate the delivery of orders between the commander's turret and the Central, and now is the moment the commander gives the order to submerge. The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner Presently the chauffeur turned and said something through the speaking tube. Carmen Ariza I yelled into the speaking tube and asked what was the reason. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 "Don't go right up to the address," Grace told him through the speaking tube. The Film of Fear Many times he called through the speaking tube. The Mind Master "Better drop down a couple of thousand, Lieutenant," said Dr. Bird into the speaking tube. The Solar Magnet Joe used some of his spare time in carrying out his former plan of connecting the wireless table with the helmsman by means of a speaking tube. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise As they swept out of sight, Lady Touchstone picked up the speaking tube. Anthony Lyveden There was a sudden commotion at the far end of the speaking tube, and something like the sound of wheels. The Slave of Silence Nap shouted to me through the speaking tube. The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia Dr. Bird dropped the speaking tube which he had held pressed to his ear and smiled grimly at the detective. The Solar Magnet Every few minutes Captain Tom Halstead called down through the speaking tube that connected him with Joe Dawson at the sending table. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise "Stop the presses!" he yelled into the speaking tube. Hellhounds of the Cosmos The speaking tube was going again, for the whistle trilled shrilly. The Slave of Silence Quick, short, sharp signals shot down the speaking tube from the bridge. Flash-lights from the Seven Seas I've made a temporary repair, Lieutenant," he called into the speaking tube, "and the leakage has stopped. The Solar Magnet He swiftly transmitted the order through the speaking tube to Halstead on the bridge. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise In the meantime, Tom, full of suspicion from the very start, called up the speaking tube to his brother. The Rover Boys in Southern Waters or The Deserted Steam Yacht Looking around to see whence the sound came, his eyes fell upon a speaking tube. The Slave of Silence Just think of someone saying something in San Francisco and someone else in Maine listening to it, and without any speaking tubes, nor wires to carry the sound along! Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In "Gas finished?" asked Dr. Bird into the speaking tube. The Solar Magnet A tin speaking tube was molded into each pile at the center. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Here the captain took his stand in time of action, communicating with the engines, turrets, and other parts of the ship, by speaking tubes. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Blythe roared an order down the speaking tube and swung round the spokes of the wheel. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure I informed Vallington through the speaking tube in regard to the situation, with which he was entirely satisfied. Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student He blew down one of the half-dozen speaking tubes hanging at the side of his desk, and gave a curt order. The Grell Mystery While the captain, through a speaking tube, was instructing the man in the pilot house to signal below "Reverse engines," the others rushed to the stern of the ship. The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service At once Beverley took the speaking tube and ordered the chauffeur to stop. The Lion's Mouse "Close the dampers," I called out through the speaking tube, and at the same moment ordered the helm "hard a starboard." The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner "Chief's not home and they don't know where he is," came Jackson's anxious voice through the speaking tube. Every Man for Himself Watching the lines as they worked, there appeared to be little motion; the two diving suits were not equipped with telephones or speaking tubes, but the boys knew the signals. The Pirate Shark "Archer," he added, as he reached for one of several speaking tubes near his desk, "if I thought you'd sink, I'd have you thrown overboard.—How'd you enjoy your visit home?" Tom Slade with the Colors And there were dozens of roomers' cards over the dusty speaking tubes. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life There was a speaking tube from the actor's apartment to the hotel office, and he was soon transferring his daughter's message down this. The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys "Pull the secondary emergency lever!" cried the professor through the speaking tube to Washington. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder At that moment, the speaking tube from the bridge emitted a sharp whistle, and the skipper, with a broad smile on his weather-beaten face, went to answer it. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon "On the bridge!" came from the speaking tube, at this moment, and the captain was near enough to hear it. On The Blockade Then the telephone bell close beside her divan rang, and she took up the receiver carefully, not moving her head, sat up, and put her delicate lips to the speaking tube. The Butterfly House With true German scientific instinct he had to find his defeat in a physical cause, remarking, "It was fortunate for you that your first shot took away my speaking tubes." The Audacious War He called the necessary order to Jack through a speaking tube which led to the conning tower. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder There were moments when his lips were at the speaking tubes, and his hand on the telegraph. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Evidently, these were the news-man's tonic; for he at once did what he described as "bucking it" and called down the speaking tube for the press man to put on the old cartoon. The Freebooters of the Wilderness "All sweet," reported the mate as he hung up the speaking tube. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories The man at the wheel communicates with the engineer by means of a speaking tube at the wheel. Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 Frithiof called up the speaking tube to the bridge, and the bridge answered, 'Yes, nine knots.' The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling All parts of the vessel are in communication by means of speaking tubes. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 The diaphragm and the speaking tube were the great sources of error. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. It seemed to her that the Lord of all the earth had converted these noises into a speaking tube, through which He himself had answered her. Jerusalem This method of communicating is in the present age frequently employed in the well known speaking tubes. Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. A series of pneumatic tubes run from the door of each car to the engine, with speaking tubes. Peck's Compendium of Fun They must be connected with the dugouts by telephone or speaking tube. Military Instructors Manual The speaking tube has a resonance of its own which can be but partly eliminated. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. He blew a cyclonic blast down the speaking tube. If Winter Comes Her lips were at the speaking tube in an instant. Triple Spies A passenger gets on the platform, and through the speaking tube asks the engineer what the fare is to such a place. Peck's Compendium of Fun "Is there anything wrong, Carmichael?" asked Gazen through the speaking tube. A Trip to Venus "Safe-deposit box 108923!" said Miss Smith softly, pressing a speaking tube to her red lips. The Tracer of Lost Persons Mr. Fortune spun himself with relief to his desk and applied his lips to a flexible speaking tube. If Winter Comes The interview, as judged by the clerks through a lath-and-plaster wall and by means of a speaking tube, atoned by its vivacity for its lack of ceremony. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns There was a speaking tube communicating between the pilot house and the cabin and through this Cub kept his boy friends acquainted with the progress of the search. The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands So Dodge was soon pouring a tale of woe and tragedy up through the night speaking tube into the astounded, half-suspicious ears of Dr. Bentley. The High School Boys' Fishing Trip Through the speaking tube connecting with the engine-room the captain shouted energetic orders to put on full speed. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel Nell pushed on past a cross street that glittered and flared from sidewalk to cornice, and at the next corner a single flickering gas-jet revealed a dingy vestibule with rows of tarnished speaking tubes…. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 All are practically and cheerfully furnished, fitted with desks, filing cabinets, telephones, speaking tubes, everything to carry forward the business of the church in a time-saving, businesslike way. Russell H. Conwell "Mind you, Tom, no stunts!" called the visitor to the young inventor through the speaking tube apparatus, which enabled a conversation to be carried on, even above the roar of the powerful engine. Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam "All ready?" asked the youth through the speaking tube to Mr. Sharp and Mr. Jackson in the engine-room. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure Electric bells, telegraphs, and speaking tubes were also fitted, and it can be seen that for general arrangements this airship was a long way ahead of any built at that date. British Airships, Past, Present, and Future Mr. Parker lifted the speaking tube to his lips and gave an order. An Amiable Charlatan But instead of despairing, Caradoc, after a single glance, rushed over to the speaking tube to the boilers. The Cruise of the Dry Dock The engine had stopped, and the cessation of the thundering noise made it possible for Tom and his passenger to talk without the use of the speaking tube. Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam Inside these portals are a row of bronze bells and a line of speaking tubes with cards below bearing the names of those who dwell above. The Under Dog Engine-room telegraphs, swivelling propeller telegraphs, speaking tubes and telephones, with a lighting set for the illumination of the cars and keel, were all fitted in accordance with the practice standard in all rigid airships. British Airships, Past, Present, and Future She lives on Catawba Street, at the top of a speaking tube in one of those dreadful apartment houses where you shout up the tube and they open the door for you by electricity. The Philistines Glancing up the stairway into the little dome, Madden saw a pilot wheel, more levers and speaking tubes and telephone receivers, and a square of ground glass, that was lined off with delicate cross-lines. The Cruise of the Dry Dock Also, they had to carry on their talk through the speaking tube arrangement. Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam My good friend the publisher was not only there, but there with his coat off, inordinately busy, bawling orders—evidently meant for a printing room—through a speaking tube. Frenzied Fiction The waiter has finished his countless journeys from the speaking tube to the verandah; the proprietor enters into his daybook the last few bottles of champagne which have been ordered upstairs. Married They say that there are speaking tubes hidden in every room so that the Superior may know just what goes on. Virgilia or, out of the Lion's Mouth On a shelf set in the bulkhead was a chart, a telephone receiver, speaking tubes, dials with red and black hands, an array of electrometers, pressure gauges. The Cruise of the Dry Dock Tom signaled to the engine room, and, as the power was off and the speaking tube could be used, he called through it: "How are you down there?" Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam You first put the speaking tube to your mouth and then you say "Are you there?" The One Great Reality "Bandy-legs is sinking, and we've got to see what ails his boat!" answered Max, making a speaking tube or a megaphone of his hands. The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island There was no speaking tube for one thing. Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society He hastily picked up a speaking tube and hailed the wheel-house, giving instructions to change the course. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic He picked up a speaking tube and blew down it. Three Men and a Maid Going to a speaking tube behind one of the broad counters, the salesman sent his message up to one of the floors above. Richard Dare's Venture Cappy let go the whistle cord and took up the speaking tube. Cappy Ricks Retires He bent over a speaking tube and said: "Who's on watch down there?" The Gilded Age, Part 1. She ignored bell and speaking tube and ran upstairs to Bonbright's door, on which she knocked as a warning. Youth Challenges The chief called up through the speaking tube: "How's the boss making it, captain?" Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley The stationary range, hot and cold water, dumb- waiter, speaking tubes, and call-bell for the janitor pleased her very much. Sister Carrie "Here's where Terence gets that torpedo if he doesn't come up out of the engine room," Mike Murphy remarked laconically, and promptly whistled Terence on the engine room speaking tube. Cappy Ricks Retires We were oblivious to the passage of time, and only a call over our speaking tube diverted our attention. The Exploits of Elaine He had sent the message, through the speaking tube, immediately to the captain. Revolution, and Other Essays Then came a whistle from the speaking tube, that led to the pilot house. Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight; or, on the border for Uncle Sam Presently, the speaking tube whistled, when a message came to say that if Miss Keeves would walk upstairs, Mr Orgles would see her. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl And forthwith Michael J. had carefully poured down the speaking tube the contents of the basin in which he had just made his morning ablutions! Cappy Ricks Retires I was still puzzling over the note and was just about to call up Elaine when the speaking tube was blown and to my surprise I found it was Aunt Josephine who had called. The Exploits of Elaine Very queer," he said to Theodolinda through the speaking tube, "the air here has very little carrying power. In the Sweet Dry and Dry Lupin took the mouthpiece of a speaking tube from a hook and gave the order: "Let her go, Charolais!" The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin To a tube in the top of the bell he fastened one end of a rubber pipe; the other end was finished with a silver device shaped like the mouth-piece of a speaking tube. The Land of the Changing Sun We looked at each other through the glass and talked through what might be called a speaking tube. The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii Even now through the endless, bottomless rift in the hills—the speaking tube of the four winds—came roaring the voice of the proprietor to the little room on the top floor. Waifs and Strays Part 1 He paused to ask the driver one more question, whether he could identify the voice which told him through the speaking tube to stop with that of the man who had given him the shilling. The Pit Prop Syndicate However, he made no comment, but took up the end of a speaking tube. We Two, a novel No doubt of it, Johnny Two-Hawks had placed it there when she had gone to the speaking tube to summon the janitor. The Drums of Jeopardy There was an electric bell from Tom's room to the apartment of his big servant, and a speaking tube as well. Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record It is a handicap to the pilots and observers in the craft, as they cannot communicate except through a special speaking tube, and this is not always satisfactory or sure. Tom Swift and His Air Scout, or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky Inspired with an idea which promised hopefully, I raised the speaking tube. The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu "Don't get too near," said Kitty through the speaking tube. The Drums of Jeopardy Next she found the telephone wire cut and the speaking tube battered and inutile. The Drums of Jeopardy "What is it, Koku?" yelled Tom, springing to the speaking tube connecting with the powder magazine, at the same time keeping an eye on the wireless operator. Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record We can talk very easily on board Silent Sam without the use of a speaking tube. Tom Swift and His Air Scout, or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky We can do a little talking through this speaking tube," and he indicated one, "but it isn't very satisfactory. Tom Swift and His Air Scout, or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky "But it's mighty hard trying to do that through a speaking tube with a motor making a noise like a boiler factory," mused the young inventor. Tom Swift and His Air Scout, or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky |
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