Chapter 15 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was at my side in an instant. "Take off these bandages. They hurt my arm." "My lord, no. The doctor would be angry."
Chapter 15 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “The doctor would be angry."”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “They hurt my arm."”
plural of “bandage” — a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading “"Take off these bandages.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The doctor would be angry."”
be the source of pain
From this reading “They hurt my arm."”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “He was at my side in an instant.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “"My lord, no.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “He was at my side in an instant.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was at my side in an instant.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The doctor would be angry."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading They hurt my arm."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was at my side in an instant.
plural of “bandage” — a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading "Take off these bandages.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The doctor would be angry."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor would be angry."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was at my side in an instant.
be the source of pain
From this reading They hurt my arm."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was at my side in an instant.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading He was at my side in an instant.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "My lord, no.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He was at my side in an instant.
not any; not one
From this reading "My lord, no.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Take off these bandages.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He was at my side in an instant.
carry out
From this reading "Take off these bandages.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor would be angry."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Take off these bandages.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hurt my arm."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was at my side in an instant.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The doctor would be angry."
Chapter 15 of Gil the Gunner by George Manville Fenn holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 15 holds 412 sentences of Gil the Gunner, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Gil the Gunner by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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