Chapter 13 of The Last Shot is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Last Shot is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error. "Hurrah! I won!" Marta cried triumphantly, with some of her old vivacity. Then she drew away from the table wearily.
Chapter 13 of The Last Shot is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being near to the true value
From this reading “She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.”
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading “She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.”
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading “She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.”
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
From this reading “She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.”
a person who fells trees
From this reading “She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “"Hurrah!”
in a triumphant manner
From this reading “Marta cried triumphantly, with some of her old vivacity.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “Then she drew away from the table wearily.”
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 She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
the quality of being near to the true value
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then she drew away from the table wearily.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Marta cried triumphantly, with some of her old vivacity.
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then she drew away from the table wearily.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
a person who fells trees
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then she drew away from the table wearily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marta cried triumphantly, with some of her old vivacity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
a victory cheer
From this reading "Hurrah!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I won!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
engage in
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marta cried triumphantly, with some of her old vivacity.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Marta cried triumphantly, with some of her old vivacity.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Marta cried triumphantly, with some of her old vivacity.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Then she drew away from the table wearily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she drew away from the table wearily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
in a triumphant manner
From this reading Marta cried triumphantly, with some of her old vivacity.
characterized by high spirits and animation
From this reading Marta cried triumphantly, with some of her old vivacity.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
in a weary manner
From this reading Then she drew away from the table wearily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She played with the deliberation and accuracy of Feller should he have to make a little ammunition for his automatic go a long way, and Mrs. Galland did not observe a single error.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading I won!"
Chapter 13 of The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 13 holds 398 sentences of The Last Shot, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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