Chapter 11 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree. "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep. "It won't do to go back to the camp skunked." "We shan't be skunked," answered Whopper, confidantly. "If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"
Chapter 11 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “"If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"”
in a brisk manner
From this reading “SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “"It won't do to go back to the camp skunked."”
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “"If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"”
confined or shut in by heavy snow
From this reading “SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.”
a gross untruth; a blatant lie
From this reading “SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.”
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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 "If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"
later than; following
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
(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 "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We shan't be skunked," answered Whopper, confidantly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "It won't do to go back to the camp skunked."
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We shan't be skunked," answered Whopper, confidantly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
in a brisk manner
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "It won't do to go back to the camp skunked."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shan't be skunked," answered Whopper, confidantly.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It won't do to go back to the camp skunked."
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"
a quad with a square body
From this reading "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It won't do to go back to the camp skunked."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It won't do to go back to the camp skunked."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shan't be skunked," answered Whopper, confidantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It won't do to go back to the camp skunked."
confined or shut in by heavy snow
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
the upper part of anything
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must get at least one of 'em by all means," said Shep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If there are a dozen, we'll bag the lot of them!"
a gross untruth; a blatant lie
From this reading SNOWBOUND Left to themselves, Shep and Whopper started off briskly after the deer that had been seen from the top of the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It won't do to go back to the camp skunked."
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