Chapter XXIV of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “A Battle with a Wolverene,” is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “A Battle with a Wolverene,” is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest. “An animal took the meat?” questioned Joe. “What sort of an animal?” “Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.” “A wolverene!” cried several in chorus.
Chapter XXIV of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, “A Battle with a Wolverene,” is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading ““An animal took the meat?” questioned Joe.”
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading ““A wolverene!” cried several in chorus.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading ““Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.””
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading ““An animal took the meat?” questioned Joe.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading ““Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.””
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ““An animal took the meat?” questioned Joe.”
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In this reading ““Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.””
In this reading “All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.”
In this reading “All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.”
(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 All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An animal took the meat?” questioned Joe.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “An animal took the meat?” questioned Joe.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “A wolverene!” cried several in chorus.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A wolverene!” cried several in chorus.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A wolverene!” cried several in chorus.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An animal took the meat?” questioned Joe.
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
a boy or man
From this reading “Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “An animal took the meat?” questioned Joe.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “An animal took the meat?” questioned Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “A wolverene!” cried several in chorus.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “What sort of an animal?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “An animal took the meat?” questioned Joe.
except if; if not
From this reading “Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What sort of an animal?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Unless I am greatly mistaken, lad, it was a wolverene.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading All of the young hunters listened to Joel Runnell’s words with deep interest.
Chapter 24 of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport by Edward Stratemeyer holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 24 holds 105 sentences of The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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