Chapter XII of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “Driven from the Lodge,” is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “Driven from the Lodge,” is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy. “A bear?” he repeated. “Where is he?” “He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth. “Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!”
Chapter XII of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “Driven from the Lodge,” is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 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.
past form of “chew” — chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading ““Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!””
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.”
recurring again and again
From this reading ““A bear?” he repeated.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading ““Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!””
dependable
From this reading ““He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth.”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading ““He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth.”
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.
censure severely or angrily
In this reading ““Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!””
In this reading “As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.”
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 bear?” he repeated.
later than; following
From this reading “He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!”
have
From this reading “A bear?” he repeated.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!”
past form of “chew” — chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading “Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is he?”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!”
recurring again and again
From this reading “A bear?” he repeated.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
dependable
From this reading “He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
a source of difficulty
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Shoot him, or we’ll both be chewed up!”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is he?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as he heard Fred’s cry, Joel Runnell forgot for the time being his trouble with Hiram Skeetles and Dan Marcy.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “He’s coming right after me!” yelled the stout youth.
Chapter 12 of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport by Edward Stratemeyer holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 12 holds 137 sentences of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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