Chapter 12 of Don Gordon's Shooting-Box is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Don Gordon's Shooting-Box is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DESERTERS AT THE SHOW. “Halt!” shouted the sentry. “Corporal of the guard No. 1.” “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder. “Are you good at that?”
Chapter 12 of Don Gordon's Shooting-Box is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading ““Corporal of the guard No. 1.””
plural of “deserter” — a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading “THE DESERTERS AT THE SHOW.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading ““Corporal of the guard No. 1.””
cause to stop
From this reading ““Halt!” shouted the sentry.”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading ““This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading ““This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading ““Halt!” shouted the sentry.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““Halt!” shouted the sentry.”
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From this reading “Corporal of the guard No. 1.”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you good at that?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DESERTERS AT THE SHOW.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “Corporal of the guard No. 1.”
plural of “deserter” — a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading THE DESERTERS AT THE SHOW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Are you good at that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Corporal of the guard No. 1.”
cause to stop
From this reading “Halt!” shouted the sentry.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
not any; not one
From this reading “Corporal of the guard No. 1.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Corporal of the guard No. 1.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Halt!” shouted the sentry.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Halt!” shouted the sentry.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE DESERTERS AT THE SHOW.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Are you good at that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESERTERS AT THE SHOW.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is a regular game of ‘follow the leader,’ Gordon,” said Egan, looking back over his shoulder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you good at that?”
Chapter 12 of Don Gordon's Shooting-Box by Harry Castlemon holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 12 holds 194 sentences of Don Gordon's Shooting-Box, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Don Gordon's Shooting-Box by Harry Castlemon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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