Chapter 27 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson. The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice. "What nerve!" whispered Shep. "What shall we do?" "Let's capture him.
Chapter 27 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading “THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.”
tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
From this reading “The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.”
informal term for a young child
From this reading “THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.”
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
From this reading “THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “"What nerve!" whispered Shep.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.”
a vagrant
From this reading “THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.”
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall we do?"
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
informal term for a young child
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
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From this reading "Let's capture him.
engage in
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading "What nerve!" whispered Shep.
not any; not one
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
a vagrant
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What shall we do?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What nerve!" whispered Shep.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "What nerve!" whispered Shep.
which person or people
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
Chapter 27 of Guns and Snowshoes by Edward Stratemeyer holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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.
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