Chapter 6 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note. It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast. "Ach! Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it. "I vunder who can haf sent it to me?"
Chapter 6 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.”
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.”
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.”
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading “A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.”
push forcefully
From this reading “It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.”
In this reading “A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.”
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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 SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.
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From this reading "Ach!
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I vunder who can haf sent it to me?"
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I vunder who can haf sent it to me?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I vunder who can haf sent it to me?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
and nothing more
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I vunder who can haf sent it to me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.
a brief written record
From this reading A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "I vunder who can haf sent it to me?"
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SNOWSTORM Professor Garlach received the next day a neatly-written note.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Dis is a letter," he said, carefully looking at the envelope, as if there was some doubt of it.
push forcefully
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I vunder who can haf sent it to me?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was thrust under the door of his private apartment, just as he was getting ready to go to breakfast.
which person or people
From this reading "I vunder who can haf sent it to me?"
Chapter 6 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club by Clarence Young holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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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