Chapter 3 of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRUITLESS SEARCH “B’ys! b’ys! Are ye after bein’ hurted?” It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet. “I—I guess I’m all right, Mr. Dugan,” panted Harry. “But I—I thought my neck was broken at first!”
Chapter 3 of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.”
unproductive of success
From this reading “A FRUITLESS SEARCH “B’ys! b’ys!”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading ““But I—I thought my neck was broken at first!””
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““I—I guess I’m all right, Mr. Dugan,” panted Harry.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “A FRUITLESS SEARCH “B’ys! b’ys!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.”
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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 A FRUITLESS SEARCH “B’ys! b’ys!
later than; following
From this reading Are ye after bein’ hurted?”
(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 “I—I guess I’m all right, Mr. Dugan,” panted Harry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
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From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are ye after bein’ hurted?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “But I—I thought my neck was broken at first!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH “B’ys! b’ys!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are ye after bein’ hurted?”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “But I—I thought my neck was broken at first!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I—I thought my neck was broken at first!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
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From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “But I—I thought my neck was broken at first!”
unproductive of success
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH “B’ys! b’ys!
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I—I guess I’m all right, Mr. Dugan,” panted Harry.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “I—I guess I’m all right, Mr. Dugan,” panted Harry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are ye after bein’ hurted?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I—I guess I’m all right, Mr. Dugan,” panted Harry.
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From this reading “I—I guess I’m all right, Mr. Dugan,” panted Harry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I—I guess I’m all right, Mr. Dugan,” panted Harry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But I—I thought my neck was broken at first!”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “But I—I thought my neck was broken at first!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “I—I guess I’m all right, Mr. Dugan,” panted Harry.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I—I guess I’m all right, Mr. Dugan,” panted Harry.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH “B’ys! b’ys!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “But I—I thought my neck was broken at first!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
which person or people
From this reading It was Andy Dugan who asked the question, as he came rushing to Joe and Harry’s assistance and helped to set them on their feet.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Are ye after bein’ hurted?”
Chapter 3 of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport by Edward Stratemeyer holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 3 holds 161 sentences of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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