Chapter 24 of Rung Ho! A Novel is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Rung Ho! A Novel is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OH, duck and run--the hornets come! Oh, jungli! Clear the way! The nest's ahum--the hornets come! The sharp-stinged, harp-winged hornets come!
Chapter 24 of Rung Ho! A Novel is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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rid of obstructions
From this reading “Clear the way!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “OH, duck and run--the hornets come!”
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “OH, duck and run--the hornets come!”
plural of “hornet” — large stinging paper wasp
From this reading “OH, duck and run--the hornets come!”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “OH, duck and run--the hornets come!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Clear the way!”
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From this reading The nest's ahum--the hornets come!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OH, duck and run--the hornets come!
rid of obstructions
From this reading Clear the way!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading OH, duck and run--the hornets come!
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading OH, duck and run--the hornets come!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sharp-stinged, harp-winged hornets come!
plural of “hornet” — large stinging paper wasp
From this reading OH, duck and run--the hornets come!
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From this reading Oh, jungli!
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From this reading The nest's ahum--the hornets come!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading OH, duck and run--the hornets come!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading OH, duck and run--the hornets come!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sharp-stinged, harp-winged hornets come!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OH, duck and run--the hornets come!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Clear the way!
Chapter 24 of Rung Ho! A Novel by Talbot Mundy holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 24 holds 89 sentences of Rung Ho! A Novel, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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