Chapter 15 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 15 of The Outdoor Chums After Big Game is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW CAMP "Well, how did you like it, Jerry?" "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel! That was bad enough for me! I swallowed enough water to float a ship! And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
Chapter 15 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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a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading “"Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “I swallowed enough water to float a ship!”
contemptibly small in amount
From this reading “And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.”
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading “"Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!”
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading “And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.”
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading “And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.”
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading “And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.”
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
From this reading “"Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading That was bad enough for me!
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE NEW CAMP "Well, how did you like it, Jerry?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE NEW CAMP "Well, how did you like it, Jerry?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That was bad enough for me!
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading I swallowed enough water to float a ship!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was bad enough for me!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
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From this reading THE NEW CAMP "Well, how did you like it, Jerry?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I swallowed enough water to float a ship!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NEW CAMP "Well, how did you like it, Jerry?"
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading THE NEW CAMP "Well, how did you like it, Jerry?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE NEW CAMP "Well, how did you like it, Jerry?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
contemptibly small in amount
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW CAMP "Well, how did you like it, Jerry?"
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
transport commercially
From this reading I swallowed enough water to float a ship!
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading I swallowed enough water to float a ship!
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was bad enough for me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW CAMP "Well, how did you like it, Jerry?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was bad enough for me!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I swallowed enough water to float a ship!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE NEW CAMP "Well, how did you like it, Jerry?"
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
but in spite of that
From this reading And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE NEW CAMP "Well, how did you like it, Jerry?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Talk to me about your shooting the whirlpool at Niagara in a barrel!
Chapter 15 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.
Chapter 15 holds 124 sentences of The Outdoor Chums After Big Game, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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