Chapter 7 of The Thunder Bird is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Thunder Bird is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All right. We'll lay that aside for further investigation. I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one. We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map. A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.
Chapter 7 of The Thunder Bird is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
From this reading “A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.”
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading “We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.”
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading “We'll lay that aside for further investigation.”
plural of “license” — a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.”
plural of “shotgun” — firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
From this reading “A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.”
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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 We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
From this reading A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.
(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 "All right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
on or to one side
From this reading We'll lay that aside for further investigation.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We'll lay that aside for further investigation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading We'll lay that aside for further investigation.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.
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From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading We'll lay that aside for further investigation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We'll lay that aside for further investigation.
plural of “license” — a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
above and across; more than
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
plural of “shotgun” — firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
From this reading A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.
carry out
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We'll lay that aside for further investigation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We'll take a run over to that locality in my car--it's open season for ducks, and there's that lake you see on the map.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll lay that aside for further investigation.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A couple of shotguns and our hunting licenses will be all the alibi we'll need.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm glad you have the plane out here away from every one.
Chapter 7 of The Thunder Bird by B. M. Bower holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 7 holds 427 sentences of The Thunder Bird, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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