Chapter 5 of The Outdoor Chums After Big Game is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Outdoor Chums After Big Game is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand. "Talk to me about your Tower of Babel! It wasn't in the same class as that row. Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up. "Oh!
Chapter 5 of The Outdoor Chums After Big Game is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
From this reading “"Talk to me about your Tower of Babel!”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “It wasn't in the same class as that row.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “It wasn't in the same class as that row.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “"Talk to me about your Tower of Babel!”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Talk to me about your Tower of Babel!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It wasn't in the same class as that row.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.
(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
From this reading "Talk to me about your Tower of Babel!
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading It wasn't in the same class as that row.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.
the act of retaining something
From this reading AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It wasn't in the same class as that row.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't in the same class as that row.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up.
hear with intention
From this reading AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Talk to me about your Tower of Babel!
the force of workers available
From this reading Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Talk to me about your Tower of Babel!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
on one occasion
From this reading Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading It wasn't in the same class as that row.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It wasn't in the same class as that row.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Talk to me about your Tower of Babel!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It wasn't in the same class as that row.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Talk to me about your Tower of Babel!
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading "Talk to me about your Tower of Babel!
hard to endure
From this reading Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Twenty men trying to talk all at once!" growled Jerry, starting up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading AT THE VALLEY RANCH "Listen!" exclaimed Frank, holding up his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn't in the same class as that row.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Talk to me about your Tower of Babel!
Chapter 5 of The Outdoor Chums After Big Game by Quincy Allen holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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