Chapter 6 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Who is that? Sergeant Craig?" cried Brace. "Captain!" shouted a familiar voice. "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up. "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
Chapter 6 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading “Sergeant Craig?" cried Brace.”
give encouragement to
From this reading “"Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “"Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “"Captain!" shouted a familiar voice.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “"Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “"Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “Sergeant Craig?" cried Brace.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Captain!" shouted a familiar voice.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Captain!" shouted a familiar voice.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading Sergeant Craig?" cried Brace.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Captain!" shouted a familiar voice.
give encouragement to
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergeant Craig?" cried Brace.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Sergeant Craig?" cried Brace.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading "Captain!" shouted a familiar voice.
set up or found
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is that?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
immediately past
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
the force of workers available
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
compacted by ironing
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Sergeant Craig?" cried Brace.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Captain!" shouted a familiar voice.
express in words
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Who is that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Captain!" shouted a familiar voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Quick! tell me," cried Brace, as we pressed up to the men--"is it all true?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
which person or people
From this reading "Who is that?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank God, we've found you at last!" and a faint cheer rose up.
Chapter 6 of Gil the Gunner by George Manville Fenn holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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 6 holds 377 sentences of Gil the Gunner, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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