Chapter 11 of The Rangeland Avenger is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Rangeland Avenger is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair." "Me? Oh, no. When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired. And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
Chapter 11 of The Rangeland Avenger is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
apart from; not including
From this reading “"Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."”
having lost your job
From this reading “When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.”
possessive form of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."”
United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
From this reading “"Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."”
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 "Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."
apart from; not including
From this reading "Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."
having lost your job
From this reading When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
destroyed or killed
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
possessive form of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
fasten with a lock
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me?
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."
not any; not one
From this reading Oh, no.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, no.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.
United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
From this reading "Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And when they get the lock open, I'll be gone the way I come from."
at the time that
From this reading When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.
in or at the place that
From this reading When a gun's heard they'll run to the room where the shot's been fired.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Except that the minute you shoot, you're a dead one, Sinclair."
Chapter 11 of The Rangeland Avenger by Max Brand holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 11 holds 406 sentences of The Rangeland Avenger, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Rangeland Avenger by Max Brand exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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