Chapter 14 of The Outdoor Chums After Big Game is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Outdoor Chums After Big Game is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE RAPIDS "Give him another call, Frank!" "That fellow beats all creation for lagging! I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day. If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness! What's that, Reddy?" cried Jerry.
Chapter 14 of The Outdoor Chums After Big Game is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “"That fellow beats all creation for lagging!”
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading “I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.”
the human act of creating
From this reading “"That fellow beats all creation for lagging!”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “What's that, Reddy?" cried Jerry.”
insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
From this reading “"That fellow beats all creation for lagging!”
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading “If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!”
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading “IN THE RAPIDS "Give him another call, Frank!"”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.”
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(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 "That fellow beats all creation for lagging!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading IN THE RAPIDS "Give him another call, Frank!"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading "That fellow beats all creation for lagging!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading IN THE RAPIDS "Give him another call, Frank!"
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
the human act of creating
From this reading "That fellow beats all creation for lagging!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading What's that, Reddy?" cried Jerry.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!
take in solid food
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
a boy or man
From this reading "That fellow beats all creation for lagging!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That fellow beats all creation for lagging!
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading IN THE RAPIDS "Give him another call, Frank!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading IN THE RAPIDS "Give him another call, Frank!"
a state of high honor
From this reading If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE RAPIDS "Give him another call, Frank!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE RAPIDS "Give him another call, Frank!"
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading What's that, Reddy?" cried Jerry.
insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
From this reading "That fellow beats all creation for lagging!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading IN THE RAPIDS "Give him another call, Frank!"
on the contrary
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's that, Reddy?" cried Jerry.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I believe he'd rather snap off his old camera than eat, any day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That fellow beats all creation for lagging!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE RAPIDS "Give him another call, Frank!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he doesn't look out, that panther may get--Glory to goodness!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's that, Reddy?" cried Jerry.
Chapter 14 of The Outdoor Chums After Big Game by Quincy Allen holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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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