Chapter 7 of The Gorilla Hunters is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Gorilla Hunters is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You don't say so, eh? So there is. Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head! What mean you?" Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
Chapter 7 of The Gorilla Hunters is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a digital tape recording of sound
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!”
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading “Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.”
a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world
From this reading “Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.”
a person who changes location
From this reading “Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!”
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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 Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't say so, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't say so, eh?
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So there is.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What mean you?"
not any; not one
From this reading Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
express in words
From this reading "You don't say so, eh?
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Makarooroo increased the shaking of his head, and said, "Me no know _dat_, massa.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You don't say so, eh?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
in or at that place or location
From this reading So there is.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
a person who changes location
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't say so, eh?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come; we have nothing to fear from the party of a traveller.--What, Mak, you shake your head!
Chapter 7 of The Gorilla Hunters by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 408 sentences of The Gorilla Hunters, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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