Chapter 12 of Out with Gun and Camera is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Out with Gun and Camera is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines. Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them. "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat. "I always thought circus life was fine," declared Giant. "It is---on the outside.
Chapter 12 of Out with Gun and Camera is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
From this reading “"This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.”
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “"This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.”
son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
From this reading “Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “"This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.”
past form of “fish” — seek indirectly
From this reading “Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.”
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
From this reading “SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.”
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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 "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.
an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
From this reading "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I always thought circus life was fine," declared Giant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.
a youthful male person
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
From this reading Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I always thought circus life was fine," declared Giant.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
past form of “fish” — seek indirectly
From this reading Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading "I always thought circus life was fine," declared Giant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I always thought circus life was fine," declared Giant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is---on the outside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is---on the outside.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I always thought circus life was fine," declared Giant.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It is---on the outside.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "It is---on the outside.
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
in the near future
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I always thought circus life was fine," declared Giant.
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From this reading Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I always thought circus life was fine," declared Giant.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SOME FINE FISHING The four boy hunters were soon down at the lake shore preparing their hooks and lines.
during the time that
From this reading Tommy Cabot went along, and while they fished he sat and watched them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "This beats being with a circus all hollow," said the young acrobat.
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Chapter 12 holds 115 sentences of Out with Gun and Camera, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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