Chapter 39 of Gunsight Pass is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of Gunsight Pass is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life. When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face. She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier. The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder. "Keep your hand off me!" she cried.
Chapter 39 of Gunsight Pass is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bark” — tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.”
attack viciously and ferociously
From this reading “THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.”
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face.”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.”
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.”
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading “THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.”
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading “When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face.”
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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 She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder.
plural of “bark” — tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.
attack viciously and ferociously
From this reading THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Keep your hand off me!" she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face.
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.
a young female
From this reading The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Keep your hand off me!" she cried.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Keep your hand off me!" she cried.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Keep your hand off me!" she cried.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face.
move upward
From this reading The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder.
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE BULLDOG BARKS Joyce fainted for the first time in her life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl made a motion to rise and he put a heavy hand on her shoulder.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face.
at the time that
From this reading When she recovered consciousness Doble was splashing water in her face.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was lying on the bunk from which she had fled a few minutes earlier.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Keep your hand off me!" she cried.
Chapter 39 of Gunsight Pass by William MacLeod Raine holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 39 holds 182 sentences of Gunsight Pass, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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