Chapter 28 of Jack Among the Indians is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Jack Among the Indians is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOST GOLD. It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door. Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?" "All right Casse-tête. And you?"
Chapter 28 of Jack Among the Indians is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
From this reading “Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"”
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading “Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"”
coins made of gold
From this reading “THE LOST GOLD.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.”
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In this reading “It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"”
at or in the front
In this reading “It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.”
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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 It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
(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 "All right Casse-tête.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
From this reading Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right Casse-tête.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
coins made of gold
From this reading THE LOST GOLD.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
a small worthless amount
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
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 It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE LOST GOLD.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right Casse-tête.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"
cut with a saw
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST GOLD.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"
in or at the place that
From this reading It was but a short walk to the place where Jack had left the stranger, and in a few moments they saw him sitting in front of the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hugh stopped in front of him, looked at him closely and said: "Well, Bat, how are you?"
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