Chapter 27 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot. "I'm coming," replied Jack, who was laughing heartily. "Guess I'll have to cut the tree down, though." "No; I have a better plan than that," spoke Will. "I'll show you."
Chapter 27 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move very slightly
From this reading “ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.”
hold firmly
From this reading “ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “"I'm coming," replied Jack, who was laughing heartily.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.”
young tree
From this reading “ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.”
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.”
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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 "No; I have a better plan than that," spoke Will.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "No; I have a better plan than that," spoke Will.
move very slightly
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I'm coming," replied Jack, who was laughing heartily.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Guess I'll have to cut the tree down, though."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
move gently or carefully
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
hold firmly
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Guess I'll have to cut the tree down, though."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Guess I'll have to cut the tree down, though."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading "I'm coming," replied Jack, who was laughing heartily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; I have a better plan than that," spoke Will.
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From this reading "Guess I'll have to cut the tree down, though."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm coming," replied Jack, who was laughing heartily.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "I'm coming," replied Jack, who was laughing heartily.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "I'm coming," replied Jack, who was laughing heartily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; I have a better plan than that," spoke Will.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading "No; I have a better plan than that," spoke Will.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I'm coming," replied Jack, who was laughing heartily.
young tree
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I'll show you."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "No; I have a better plan than that," spoke Will.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No; I have a better plan than that," spoke Will.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; I have a better plan than that," spoke Will.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Guess I'll have to cut the tree down, though."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "Guess I'll have to cut the tree down, though."
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm coming," replied Jack, who was laughing heartily.
which person or people
From this reading "I'm coming," replied Jack, who was laughing heartily.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "No; I have a better plan than that," spoke Will.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ORDERED BACK "Hurry up and get me down!" pleaded Budge, as he tried to grasp the sapling with his hands, to ease the strain on his foot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll show you."
Chapter 27 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club by Clarence Young holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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