Chapter 1 of The Gorilla Hunters is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Gorilla Hunters is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GORILLA HUNTERS, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE. CHAPTER ONE. IN WHICH THE HUNTERS ARE INTRODUCED. It was five o'clock in the afternoon. There can be no doubt whatever as to that.
Chapter 1 of The Gorilla Hunters is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “It was five o'clock in the afternoon.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “It was five o'clock in the afternoon.”
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading “THE GORILLA HUNTERS, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “THE GORILLA HUNTERS, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “IN WHICH THE HUNTERS ARE INTRODUCED.”
according to the clock
From this reading “It was five o'clock in the afternoon.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “There can be no doubt whatever as to that.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN WHICH THE HUNTERS ARE INTRODUCED.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There can be no doubt whatever as to that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GORILLA HUNTERS, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There can be no doubt whatever as to that.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE GORILLA HUNTERS, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There can be no doubt whatever as to that.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There can be no doubt whatever as to that.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading THE GORILLA HUNTERS, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading THE GORILLA HUNTERS, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE HUNTERS ARE INTRODUCED.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading IN WHICH THE HUNTERS ARE INTRODUCED.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading THE GORILLA HUNTERS, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
not any; not one
From this reading There can be no doubt whatever as to that.
according to the clock
From this reading It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading THE GORILLA HUNTERS, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There can be no doubt whatever as to that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GORILLA HUNTERS, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There can be no doubt whatever as to that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There can be no doubt whatever as to that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading There can be no doubt whatever as to that.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE HUNTERS ARE INTRODUCED.
Chapter 1 of The Gorilla Hunters by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 1 holds 414 sentences of The Gorilla Hunters, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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