Chapter VII of Johnny Longbow, “A Look Beyond,” is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter VII of Johnny Longbow, “A Look Beyond,” is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Corporal was up and away before dawn. Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin. In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept. Before the fire sat Faye Duncan. She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
Chapter VII of Johnny Longbow, “A Look Beyond,” is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.”
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.”
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “The Corporal was up and away before dawn.”
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.”
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading “She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.”
“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 “Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
large padded bag designed to be slept in outdoors; usually rolls up like a bedroll
In this reading “In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.”
In this reading “The Corporal was up and away before dawn.”
In this reading “In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before the fire sat Faye Duncan.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Before the fire sat Faye Duncan.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
“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 Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Before the fire sat Faye Duncan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
the state of being asleep
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
not in physical motion
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
Chapter 7 of Johnny Longbow by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 150 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 7 holds 150 sentences of Johnny Longbow, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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