Chapter 25 of The Last Shot is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Last Shot is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Truly!" She was radiant. "Truly?" she asked wistfully. "Yes, yes--a yes as real as the guns!" "Then it helps!
Chapter 25 of The Last Shot is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Truly?" she asked wistfully.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “"Yes, yes--a yes as real as the guns!"”
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “"Then it helps!”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “She was radiant.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “"Yes, yes--a yes as real as the guns!"”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"Truly!"”
in a wistful manner
From this reading “"Truly?" she asked wistfully.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, yes--a yes as real as the guns!"”
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 "Yes, yes--a yes as real as the guns!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, yes--a yes as real as the guns!"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Truly?" she asked wistfully.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Yes, yes--a yes as real as the guns!"
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading "Then it helps!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then it helps!
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading She was radiant.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "Yes, yes--a yes as real as the guns!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was radiant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, yes--a yes as real as the guns!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then it helps!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Truly!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was radiant.
in a wistful manner
From this reading "Truly?" she asked wistfully.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes--a yes as real as the guns!"
Chapter 25 of The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer holds 413 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 25 holds 413 sentences of The Last Shot, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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