Chapter 23 of Out with Gun and Camera is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Out with Gun and Camera is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NOTABLE CAPTURE "We've got him! We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure. "Don't be too sure," cautioned the doctor's son. "Wait---keep your gun ready for use." "That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.
Chapter 23 of Out with Gun and Camera is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “A NOTABLE CAPTURE "We've got him!”
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading “"Don't be too sure," cautioned the doctor's son.”
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Don't be too sure," cautioned the doctor's son.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “"That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “"Wait---keep your gun ready for use."”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “A NOTABLE CAPTURE "We've got him!”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “"That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure.”
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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 NOTABLE CAPTURE "We've got him!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be too sure," cautioned the doctor's son.
confined by bonds
From this reading We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading A NOTABLE CAPTURE "We've got him!
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading "Don't be too sure," cautioned the doctor's son.
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Don't be too sure," cautioned the doctor's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be too sure," cautioned the doctor's son.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Wait---keep your gun ready for use."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading "That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A NOTABLE CAPTURE "We've got him!
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Wait---keep your gun ready for use."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A NOTABLE CAPTURE "We've got him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Wait---keep your gun ready for use."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading A NOTABLE CAPTURE "We've got him!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading "That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Wait---keep your gun ready for use."
in a vehement outcry
From this reading We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Don't be too sure," cautioned the doctor's son.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Don't be too sure," cautioned the doctor's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's it---he may get out of the pit," came from Giant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't be too sure," cautioned the doctor's son.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Don't be too sure," cautioned the doctor's son.
the act of using
From this reading "Wait---keep your gun ready for use."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait---keep your gun ready for use."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NOTABLE CAPTURE "We've got him!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading We've got him!" shouted Snap, and his heart gave a wild bound of pleasure.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wait---keep your gun ready for use."
Chapter 23 of Out with Gun and Camera by Edward Stratemeyer holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 23 holds 126 sentences of Out with Gun and Camera, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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