Chapter 5 of Among the camps is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Among the camps is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack. This valorous resolve set him to thinking. He got up, and went down to the gap. He could see the tracks where the horse was led out. He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
Chapter 5 of Among the camps is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made known or openly avowed
From this reading ““If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.”
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading “He got up, and went down to the gap.”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading “He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading ““If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “This valorous resolve set him to thinking.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading ““If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “He could see the tracks where the horse was led out.”
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading “He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.”
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “He got up, and went down to the gap.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “He got up, and went down to the gap.”
cut to pieces
In this reading “He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.”
In this reading ““If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see the tracks where the horse was led out.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He got up, and went down to the gap.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading He got up, and went down to the gap.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got up, and went down to the gap.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got up, and went down to the gap.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This valorous resolve set him to thinking.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He could see the tracks where the horse was led out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He could see the tracks where the horse was led out.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He could see the tracks where the horse was led out.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading This valorous resolve set him to thinking.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He could see the tracks where the horse was led out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This valorous resolve set him to thinking.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
successive (without a break)
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He got up, and went down to the gap.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “If I had my gun I’d go right straight and shoot them,” declared Jack.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading This valorous resolve set him to thinking.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This valorous resolve set him to thinking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This valorous resolve set him to thinking.
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading He could see the tracks where the horse was led out.
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He got up, and went down to the gap.
having or showing valor
From this reading This valorous resolve set him to thinking.
precisely as stated
From this reading He must have “cut up” a good deal, for the grass outside was very much trampled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could see the tracks where the horse was led out.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He got up, and went down to the gap.
in or at the place that
From this reading He could see the tracks where the horse was led out.
Chapter 5 of Among the camps by Thomas Nelson Page holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 5 holds 402 sentences of Among the camps, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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