Chapter 23 of Dave Porter in the Gold Fields is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Dave Porter in the Gold Fields is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you! We--we are friends! Don't fire! Please put down that pistol, do!" It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
Chapter 23 of Dave Porter in the Gold Fields is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “Please put down that pistol, do!"”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please put down that pistol, do!"”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We--we are friends!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Please put down that pistol, do!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Please put down that pistol, do!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
start firing a weapon
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We--we are friends!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading Please put down that pistol, do!"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please put down that pistol, do!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Please put down that pistol, do!"
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Please put down that pistol, do!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We--we are friends!
which person or people
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
Chapter 23 of Dave Porter in the Gold Fields by Edward Stratemeyer holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 23 holds 151 sentences of Dave Porter in the Gold Fields, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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