Chapter 28 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOUR BOYS AND A BEAR "ESCAPED!" ejaculated Shep. "How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap. Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible. "He was a slick one," said Aaron Masterson. "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
Chapter 28 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading “"He was a slick one," said Aaron Masterson.”
put a harness
From this reading “"He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible.”
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading “"He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.”
a slippery smoothness
From this reading “"He was a slick one," said Aaron Masterson.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.”
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “"He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.”
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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 FOUR BOYS AND A BEAR "ESCAPED!" ejaculated Shep.
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading "He was a slick one," said Aaron Masterson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOUR BOYS AND A BEAR "ESCAPED!" ejaculated Shep.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible.
have
From this reading FOUR BOYS AND A BEAR "ESCAPED!" ejaculated Shep.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading FOUR BOYS AND A BEAR "ESCAPED!" ejaculated Shep.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible.
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From this reading FOUR BOYS AND A BEAR "ESCAPED!" ejaculated Shep.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading FOUR BOYS AND A BEAR "ESCAPED!" ejaculated Shep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading FOUR BOYS AND A BEAR "ESCAPED!" ejaculated Shep.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
put a harness
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible.
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He was a slick one," said Aaron Masterson.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He was a slick one," said Aaron Masterson.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.
with speed
From this reading Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible.
a strong line
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He was a slick one," said Aaron Masterson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOUR BOYS AND A BEAR "ESCAPED!" ejaculated Shep.
a slippery smoothness
From this reading "He was a slick one," said Aaron Masterson.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was a slick one," said Aaron Masterson.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "How in the world did he manage it?" queried Snap.
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading "He got free of the rope around his wrists somehow and then he clum to the top o' the harness closet and into the loft.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Then both young hunters leaped up and dressed as rapidly as possible.
Chapter 28 of Guns and Snowshoes by Edward Stratemeyer holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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