Chapter 6 of Rim o' the World is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Rim o' the World is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!" A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command. "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse. Run! The fools will all start to shooting now!"
Chapter 6 of Rim o' the World is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading “A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.”
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading “A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “The fools will all start to shooting now!"”
the act of shooting a gun
From this reading “A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.”
past form of “punctuate” — insert punctuation marks into
From this reading “A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.”
a building where young people receive education
From this reading “"Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “The fools will all start to shooting now!"”
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading “"Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"”
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 A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
(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 The fools will all start to shooting now!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading The fools will all start to shooting now!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse.
the act of shooting a gun
From this reading A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The fools will all start to shooting now!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse.
past form of “punctuate” — insert punctuation marks into
From this reading A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Run!
a building where young people receive education
From this reading "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The fools will all start to shooting now!"
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse.
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading "Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The fools will all start to shooting now!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fools will all start to shooting now!"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The fools will all start to shooting now!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"
Chapter 6 of Rim o' the World by B. M. Bower holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 6 holds 434 sentences of Rim o' the World, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Rim o' the World by B. M. Bower exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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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