Chapter 27 of Jack Ranger's Western Trip is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Jack Ranger's Western Trip is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUNTING MOUNTAIN LIONS "Wow! Wow! Wow!" yelled the cowboys, in desperation. To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded. It was a critical moment.
Chapter 27 of Jack Ranger's Western Trip is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “Wow!" yelled the cowboys, in desperation.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “Wow!" yelled the cowboys, in desperation.”
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading “To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.”
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “HUNTING MOUNTAIN LIONS "Wow!”
past form of “reload” — load anew
From this reading “To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.”
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.”
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading “HUNTING MOUNTAIN LIONS "Wow!”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Wow!" yelled the cowboys, in desperation.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It was a critical moment.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
anew
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading Wow!" yelled the cowboys, in desperation.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading It was a critical moment.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Wow!" yelled the cowboys, in desperation.
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading HUNTING MOUNTAIN LIONS "Wow!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wow!" yelled the cowboys, in desperation.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a critical moment.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading HUNTING MOUNTAIN LIONS "Wow!
the force of workers available
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was a critical moment.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading HUNTING MOUNTAIN LIONS "Wow!
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
with speed
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
past form of “reload” — load anew
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wow!" yelled the cowboys, in desperation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
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From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a critical moment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To the noise John added his Indian warwhoop, and again the men began firing revolvers, which had been rapidly reloaded.
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading HUNTING MOUNTAIN LIONS "Wow!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Wow!" yelled the cowboys, in desperation.
Chapter 27 of Jack Ranger's Western Trip by Clarence Young holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 27 holds 109 sentences of Jack Ranger's Western Trip, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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