Chapter 27 of Jack North's Treasure Hunt is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of Jack North's Treasure Hunt is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Back from the Dead Jack literally fell from his horse. Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him? He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head. "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone. "Plum!
Chapter 27 of Jack North's Treasure Hunt is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading “Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?”
in a literal sense
From this reading “Back from the Dead Jack literally fell from his horse.”
exactly
From this reading “"Plum!”
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading “He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head.”
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading “"Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.”
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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 Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back from the Dead Jack literally fell from his horse.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Back from the Dead Jack literally fell from his horse.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?
opinion or judgment
From this reading He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Back from the Dead Jack literally fell from his horse.
a boy or man
From this reading He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Back from the Dead Jack literally fell from his horse.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Back from the Dead Jack literally fell from his horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Back from the Dead Jack literally fell from his horse.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Back from the Dead Jack literally fell from his horse.
in a literal sense
From this reading Back from the Dead Jack literally fell from his horse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head.
exactly
From this reading "Plum!
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head.
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Back from the Dead Jack literally fell from his horse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was he dreaming or was this a ghost that confronted him?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He gazed at the other fellow with eyes that almost popped from his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ain't yeou glad to see me?" came from the fellow in rags, and his voice took on a hurt tone.
Chapter 27 of Jack North's Treasure Hunt by Roy Rockwood holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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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