Chapter 30 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap. "Blizzard! I should say so!" exclaimed Nat. "It's fierce! How are we going to cook any breakfast?"
Chapter 30 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading “"Blizzard!”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “"It's fierce!”
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading “JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.”
involving risk or danger
From this reading “JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading “JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.”
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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 “JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading How are we going to cook any breakfast?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are we going to cook any breakfast?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading "Blizzard!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading How are we going to cook any breakfast?"
prepare a hot meal
From this reading How are we going to cook any breakfast?"
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I should say so!" exclaimed Nat.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading "It's fierce!
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
the act of departing
From this reading How are we going to cook any breakfast?"
involving risk or danger
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How are we going to cook any breakfast?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should say so!" exclaimed Nat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's fierce!
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should say so!" exclaimed Nat.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
express in words
From this reading I should say so!" exclaimed Nat.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should say so!" exclaimed Nat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I should say so!" exclaimed Nat.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How are we going to cook any breakfast?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading JACK'S HAZARDOUS PLAN The boys crowded up around Jack and peered through an opening in the tent flap.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How are we going to cook any breakfast?"
Chapter 30 of Jack Ranger's Gun Club by Clarence Young holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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 30 holds 97 sentences of Jack Ranger's Gun Club, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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