Chapter 10 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire. He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned. "They can't get in the boiler-room to fight the fire!" cried Socker. "Why not?" "Because the boiler will blow up.
Chapter 10 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “apprise” — inform (somebody) of something
From this reading “SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.”
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
From this reading “"They can't get in the boiler-room to fight the fire!" cried Socker.”
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading “SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.”
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading “He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.”
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.”
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading “SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.”
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading “SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires
In this reading “SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.”
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
In this reading “"Because the boiler will blow up.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
(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 He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
past form of “apprise” — inform (somebody) of something
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because the boiler will blow up.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
exhale hard
From this reading "Because the boiler will blow up.
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
From this reading "Because the boiler will blow up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can't get in the boiler-room to fight the fire!" cried Socker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can't get in the boiler-room to fight the fire!" cried Socker.
clothing in general
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "They can't get in the boiler-room to fight the fire!" cried Socker.
start firing a weapon
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "They can't get in the boiler-room to fight the fire!" cried Socker.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can't get in the boiler-room to fight the fire!" cried Socker.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They can't get in the boiler-room to fight the fire!" cried Socker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They can't get in the boiler-room to fight the fire!" cried Socker.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Because the boiler will blow up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
which person or people
From this reading SAVING THE FLAGS "Telephone for the town fire department!" cried Dr. Mead, who had been apprised of the fire.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Because the boiler will blow up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He, like all the others, was out in the storm, with a few clothes he had hastily donned.
Chapter 10 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club by Clarence Young holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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