Chapter 5 of Johnny Longbow is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Johnny Longbow is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MAD MOOSE Johnny Thompson was tired. He was hungry, and was feeling down on his luck. He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl. “I wonder where Faye is?” he thought to himself. “Hoped I’d meet her on this ridge.”
Chapter 5 of Johnny Longbow is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.”
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading “He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “A MAD MOOSE Johnny Thompson was tired.”
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading “A MAD MOOSE Johnny Thompson was tired.”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.”
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading ““Hoped I’d meet her on this ridge.””
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading “He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.”
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “A MAD MOOSE Johnny Thompson was tired.”
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In this reading “He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.”
In this reading “He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.”
In this reading “He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.”
In this reading “He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.”
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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 A MAD MOOSE Johnny Thompson was tired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was hungry, and was feeling down on his luck.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was hungry, and was feeling down on his luck.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder where Faye is?” he thought to himself.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading He was hungry, and was feeling down on his luck.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was hungry, and was feeling down on his luck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Hoped I’d meet her on this ridge.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I wonder where Faye is?” he thought to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was hungry, and was feeling down on his luck.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “Hoped I’d meet her on this ridge.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He was hungry, and was feeling down on his luck.
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder where Faye is?” he thought to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hoped I’d meet her on this ridge.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I wonder where Faye is?” he thought to himself.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading A MAD MOOSE Johnny Thompson was tired.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading He was hungry, and was feeling down on his luck.
roused to anger
From this reading A MAD MOOSE Johnny Thompson was tired.
come together
From this reading “Hoped I’d meet her on this ridge.”
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading A MAD MOOSE Johnny Thompson was tired.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
not any; not one
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was hungry, and was feeling down on his luck.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading “Hoped I’d meet her on this ridge.”
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
except for; apart from
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Hoped I’d meet her on this ridge.”
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading A MAD MOOSE Johnny Thompson was tired.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I wonder where Faye is?” he thought to himself.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading A MAD MOOSE Johnny Thompson was tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder where Faye is?” he thought to himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MAD MOOSE Johnny Thompson was tired.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I wonder where Faye is?” he thought to himself.
a Caucasian
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder where Faye is?” he thought to himself.
but in spite of that
From this reading He had hunted the rugged hills since early morning, yet no game had gone into his bag save one great white owl.
Chapter 5 of Johnny Longbow by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 5 holds 148 sentences of Johnny Longbow, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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