Chapter 5 of The Last Shot is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Last Shot is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then, why stay, Gustave? I will find something else for you." "No!" Feller shot back irritably. "No!" he repeated resolutely.
Chapter 5 of The Last Shot is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Feller shot back irritably.”
a person who fells trees
From this reading “Feller shot back irritably.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “I will find something else for you."”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"No!" he repeated resolutely.”
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading “"No!" he repeated resolutely.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Feller shot back irritably.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I will find something else for you."”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Then, why stay, Gustave?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Feller shot back irritably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will find something else for you."
a person who fells trees
From this reading Feller shot back irritably.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I will find something else for you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I will find something else for you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then, why stay, Gustave?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No!" he repeated resolutely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will find something else for you."
in a petulant manner
From this reading Feller shot back irritably.
not any; not one
From this reading "No!"
recurring again and again
From this reading "No!" he repeated resolutely.
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading "No!" he repeated resolutely.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Feller shot back irritably.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I will find something else for you."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Then, why stay, Gustave?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then, why stay, Gustave?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Then, why stay, Gustave?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will find something else for you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will find something else for you."
Chapter 5 of The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 401 sentences of The Last Shot, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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