Chapter 25 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOME PECULIAR MARKS "Shoot! Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side. "Shoot him again, Jack!" "I can't! I may hit Sam or Nat!"
Chapter 25 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to move by striking
From this reading “I may hit Sam or Nat!"”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"Shoot him again, Jack!"”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “SOME PECULIAR MARKS "Shoot!”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “SOME PECULIAR MARKS "Shoot!”
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “I may hit Sam or Nat!"”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “SOME PECULIAR MARKS "Shoot!”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side.”
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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anew
From this reading "Shoot him again, Jack!"
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From this reading "I can't!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shoot him again, Jack!"
cause to move by striking
From this reading I may hit Sam or Nat!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't!
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Shoot him again, Jack!"
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading SOME PECULIAR MARKS "Shoot!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may hit Sam or Nat!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I may hit Sam or Nat!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I may hit Sam or Nat!"
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading SOME PECULIAR MARKS "Shoot!
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading I may hit Sam or Nat!"
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading SOME PECULIAR MARKS "Shoot!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME PECULIAR MARKS "Shoot!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side.
which person or people
From this reading Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading Shoot!" cried Will Williams, who had remained to one side.
Chapter 25 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club by Clarence Young holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 25 holds 116 sentences of Jack Ranger's Gun Club, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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