Chapter 5 of The Luck of the Mounted is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Luck of the Mounted is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa! Baa! Baa! We're little black sheep who've gone astray, Baa--aa--aa! Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
Chapter 5 of The Luck of the Mounted is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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away from the right path or direction
From this reading “We're little black sheep who've gone astray, Baa--aa--aa!”
the cry made by sheep
From this reading “We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa!”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!”
time without end
From this reading “Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!”
plural of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading “We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa!”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “We're little black sheep who've gone astray, Baa--aa--aa!”
a brief indulgence of your impulses
From this reading “Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!”
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a dry form of lava resembling clinkers
From this reading We're little black sheep who've gone astray, Baa--aa--aa!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
away from the right path or direction
From this reading We're little black sheep who've gone astray, Baa--aa--aa!
the cry made by sheep
From this reading We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading We're little black sheep who've gone astray, Baa--aa--aa!
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
time without end
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
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From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
destroyed or killed
From this reading We're little black sheep who've gone astray, Baa--aa--aa!
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
plural of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa!
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa!
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading We're little black sheep who've gone astray, Baa--aa--aa!
a brief indulgence of your impulses
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa!
Chapter 5 of The Luck of the Mounted by Ralph S. (Ralph Selwood) Kendall holds 361 sentences, grouped into 73 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 361 sentences of The Luck of the Mounted, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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