Chapter 3 of The Rod and Gun Club is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Rod and Gun Club is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LESTER BRIGHAM’S IDEA. “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester. “No, I didn’t,” answered Huggins. “I don’t want to go to any school. The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.
Chapter 3 of The Rod and Gun Club is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ““If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.”
a cherished desire
From this reading “The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.”
English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)
From this reading ““No, I didn’t,” answered Huggins.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading ““If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.”
an educational institution
From this reading ““If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.”
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In this reading ““If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.”
introducing a different topic
In this reading ““If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.”
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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 The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
a cherished desire
From this reading The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No, I didn’t,” answered Huggins.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I don’t want to go to any school.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LESTER BRIGHAM’S IDEA.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t want to go to any school.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I don’t want to go to any school.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.
English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)
From this reading “No, I didn’t,” answered Huggins.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I didn’t,” answered Huggins.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading LESTER BRIGHAM’S IDEA.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LESTER BRIGHAM’S IDEA.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I didn’t,” answered Huggins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The height of my ambition is to become a sailor.
an educational institution
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If one might judge by the way you talk and act, you didn’t want to come to this school,” said Lester.
Chapter 3 of The Rod and Gun Club by Harry Castlemon holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 3 holds 253 sentences of The Rod and Gun Club, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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