Tom Swifty

“Pass me the shellfish,” said Tom crabbily.
“That’s the last time I’ll stick my arm in a lion’s mouth,” the lion-tamer said off-handedly.
“Can I go looking for the Grail again?” Tom requested.
“I unclogged the drain with a vacuum cleaner,” Tom said succinctly.
“I might as well be dead,” Tom croaked.
“We just struck oil!” Tom gushed.
“They had to amputate them both at the ankles,” Tom said defeatedly.
“Who discovered radium?” asked Marie curiously.
“Hurry up and get to the back of the ship,” Tom said sternly.