Chapter XXXV
Chapter 35 of Larry Dexter, Reporter is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLOSING IN “Crack! Crack! Crack!” Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire. “Hi!
Larry Dexter, Reporter
Chapter XXXV
Chapter 35 of Larry Dexter, Reporter is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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CLOSING
IN
“Crack!
Crack!
Crack!”
Those
were
the
revolvers
barking,
and
spitting
fire.
“Hi!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Larry Dexter, Reporter
Chapter XXXV
Chapter 35 of Larry Dexter, Reporter is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
CLOSING
IN
“Crack!
/ˈkloʊzɪŋ ɪn kræk/
Line 2
Crack!
/kræk/
Line 3
Crack!”
/kræk/
Line 4
Those
were
the
revolvers
barking,
and
spitting
fire.
/ðoʊz wɜːr ðə rɪˈvɑːlvərz ˈbɑːrkɪŋ ənd ˈspɪtɪŋ ˈfaɪər/
Line 5
“Hi!
/haɪ/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
barking
verb
US /ˈbɑːrkɪŋ/
-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading “Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.”
closing
noun
US /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading “CLOSING IN “Crack!”
Crack
verb
US /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “CLOSING IN “Crack!”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.”
revolvers
noun
US /rɪˈvɑːlvərz/
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.”
spitting
noun
US /ˈspɪtɪŋ/
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
From this reading “Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
All words in this reading · 12
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.
barkingverbUS /ˈbɑːrkɪŋ/
-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.
CLOSINGnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading CLOSING IN “Crack!
CrackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading CLOSING IN “Crack!
start firing a weapon
From this reading Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.
HinounUS /haɪ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hi!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CLOSING IN “Crack!
revolversnounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvərz/
plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.
spittingnounUS /ˈspɪtɪŋ/
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
From this reading Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were the revolvers barking, and spitting fire.
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