Chapter 22 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat. The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas. But he made up his mind he would not give in. "Brace up, Nat!" he cried. "We must get Budge out of here.
Chapter 22 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading “"Brace up, Nat!" he cried.”
move very slightly
From this reading “"We must get Budge out of here.”
come together
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat.”
a boy or man
From this reading “The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.”
having the qualities or effects of a poison
From this reading “The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat.”
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.
In this reading “AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat.”
make secure underneath
In this reading “"Brace up, Nat!" he cried.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading "Brace up, Nat!" he cried.
move very slightly
From this reading "We must get Budge out of here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he made up his mind he would not give in.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Brace up, Nat!" he cried.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
come together
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We must get Budge out of here.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But he made up his mind he would not give in.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he made up his mind he would not give in.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We must get Budge out of here.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he made up his mind he would not give in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he made up his mind he would not give in.
a small worthless amount
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat.
a boy or man
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But he made up his mind he would not give in.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But he made up his mind he would not give in.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must get Budge out of here.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he made up his mind he would not give in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We must get Budge out of here.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
having the qualities or effects of a poison
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER Jack glanced at Nat.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But he made up his mind he would not give in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lad was pale, and Jack himself began to feel the effect of the poisonous gas.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must get Budge out of here.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But he made up his mind he would not give in.
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