Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27
Chapter 27 of Out with Gun and Camera is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER A BLACK BEAR "Shep! Giant! Quick!" "What's the matter, Snap?" "A bear!
Out with Gun and Camera
Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27
Chapter 27 of Out with Gun and Camera is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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AFTER
A
BLACK
BEAR
"Shep!
Giant!
Quick!"
"What's
the
matter,
Snap?"
"A
bear!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Out with Gun and Camera
Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27
Chapter 27 of Out with Gun and Camera is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
AFTER
A
BLACK
BEAR
"Shep!
Line 2
Giant!
/ˈdʒaɪənt/
Line 3
Quick!"
/kwɪk/
Line 4
"What's
the
matter,
Snap?"
Line 5
"A
bear!
/ə ber/
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.
later than; following
From this reading “AFTER A BLACK BEAR "Shep!”
have
From this reading “AFTER A BLACK BEAR "Shep!”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “AFTER A BLACK BEAR "Shep!”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “Giant!”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"What's the matter, Snap?"”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Quick!"”
Snap
verb
US /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"What's the matter, Snap?"”
All words in this reading · 11
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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 AFTER A BLACK BEAR "Shep!
later than; following
From this reading AFTER A BLACK BEAR "Shep!
have
From this reading AFTER A BLACK BEAR "Shep!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading AFTER A BLACK BEAR "Shep!
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Giant!
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter, Snap?"
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Quick!"
Shep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER A BLACK BEAR "Shep!
SnapverbUS /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "What's the matter, Snap?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter, Snap?"
What's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter, Snap?"
Chapter 27 of Out with Gun and Camera by Edward Stratemeyer holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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.
What does chapter 27 of Out with Gun and Camera contain?
Chapter 27 holds 104 sentences of Out with Gun and Camera, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of Out with Gun and Camera by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 104 sentences, grouped into 21 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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Work through the 21 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 301 minutes of reading across 725 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Out with Gun and Camera
Words and structures a reader meets early in Out with Gun and Camera, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Highly
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- Condescending
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- Obliging
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- Trapdoor
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