Chapter 9 of The Last Shot is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Last Shot is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from. "Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!" Peterkin thought. Whish-whish! Th-ipp-whing!
Chapter 9 of The Last Shot is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Peterkin thought.”
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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 "Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
an opposing military force
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peterkin thought.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Th-ipp-whing!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Such a lot of them, one must surely get me!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Peterkin thought.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was no sign of any enemy; no telling where the bullets came from.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whish-whish!
Chapter 9 of The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 9 holds 412 sentences of The Last Shot, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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