Chapter 5 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GERMAN-FRENCH ALLIANCE "Oh, fellows, please let go! Don't throw me in the lake! I--I can't swim!" It was Will's final appeal. "Well, it's time you learned," exclaimed Snaith with a laugh.
Chapter 5 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being allied or confederated
From this reading “A GERMAN-FRENCH ALLIANCE "Oh, fellows, please let go!”
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “It was Will's final appeal.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “A GERMAN-FRENCH ALLIANCE "Oh, fellows, please let go!”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “It was Will's final appeal.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Don't throw me in the lake!”
travel through water
From this reading “I--I can't swim!"”
propel through the air
From this reading “Don't throw me in the lake!”
possessive form of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading “It was Will's final appeal.”
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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 A GERMAN-FRENCH ALLIANCE "Oh, fellows, please let go!
the state of being allied or confederated
From this reading A GERMAN-FRENCH ALLIANCE "Oh, fellows, please let go!
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading It was Will's final appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--I can't swim!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't throw me in the lake!
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Well, it's time you learned," exclaimed Snaith with a laugh.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading A GERMAN-FRENCH ALLIANCE "Oh, fellows, please let go!
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading It was Will's final appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GERMAN-FRENCH ALLIANCE "Oh, fellows, please let go!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A GERMAN-FRENCH ALLIANCE "Oh, fellows, please let go!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I--I can't swim!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don't throw me in the lake!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Will's final appeal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, it's time you learned," exclaimed Snaith with a laugh.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Don't throw me in the lake!
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Well, it's time you learned," exclaimed Snaith with a laugh.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading "Well, it's time you learned," exclaimed Snaith with a laugh.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A GERMAN-FRENCH ALLIANCE "Oh, fellows, please let go!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't throw me in the lake!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A GERMAN-FRENCH ALLIANCE "Oh, fellows, please let go!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading A GERMAN-FRENCH ALLIANCE "Oh, fellows, please let go!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, it's time you learned," exclaimed Snaith with a laugh.
travel through water
From this reading I--I can't swim!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't throw me in the lake!
propel through the air
From this reading Don't throw me in the lake!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Well, it's time you learned," exclaimed Snaith with a laugh.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Will's final appeal.
(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 "Well, it's time you learned," exclaimed Snaith with a laugh.
possessive form of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading It was Will's final appeal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, it's time you learned," exclaimed Snaith with a laugh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, it's time you learned," exclaimed Snaith with a laugh.
Chapter 5 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club by Clarence Young 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 5 holds 182 sentences of Jack Ranger's Gun Club, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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