Chapter 15 of Gunman's Reckoning is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Gunman's Reckoning is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh. And there we found the Pedlar. "Too late to help him. Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances. He'd met him face to face the same way he met Joe Rix and killed him.
Chapter 15 of Gunman's Reckoning is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “"Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “"Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “He'd met him face to face the same way he met Joe Rix and killed him.”
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “"Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.”
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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 Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
placed crosswise
From this reading "Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He'd met him face to face the same way he met Joe Rix and killed him.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.
set up or found
From this reading And there we found the Pedlar.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd met him face to face the same way he met Joe Rix and killed him.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Too late to help him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Too late to help him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd met him face to face the same way he met Joe Rix and killed him.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He'd met him face to face the same way he met Joe Rix and killed him.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Too late to help him.
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading "Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.
by chance
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He'd met him face to face the same way he met Joe Rix and killed him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading And there we found the Pedlar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd met him face to face the same way he met Joe Rix and killed him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He'd met him face to face the same way he met Joe Rix and killed him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
carry out
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there we found the Pedlar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Too late to help him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too late to help him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He'd met him face to face the same way he met Joe Rix and killed him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then we cut back for home and crossed the marsh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maybe Donnegan knew that the Pedlar was something of a flash with a gun himself, and he didn't take any chances.
Chapter 15 of Gunman's Reckoning by Max Brand holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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