Chapter 23 of Wolf Breed is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Wolf Breed is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door. "Stand aside!" he called to Drennen. "Those men are my prisoners." Drennen made no answer. Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
Chapter 23 of Wolf Breed is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
on or to one side
From this reading “"Stand aside!" he called to Drennen.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.”
bearing in mind; attentive to
From this reading “Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"Those men are my prisoners."”
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading “Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.”
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.”
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
react verbally
From this reading Drennen made no answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Those men are my prisoners."
on or to one side
From this reading "Stand aside!" he called to Drennen.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Stand aside!" he called to Drennen.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stand aside!" he called to Drennen.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Stand aside!" he called to Drennen.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Drennen made no answer.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Those men are my prisoners."
bearing in mind; attentive to
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Those men are my prisoners."
not any; not one
From this reading Drennen made no answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "Those men are my prisoners."
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Stand aside!" he called to Drennen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those men are my prisoners."
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading Mindful of the weapons on the floor he caught them up and threw them far out into the underbrush.
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading THE SPEAKING OF GUNS Max had heard, whirled and came running back to the door.
Chapter 23 of Wolf Breed by Jackson Gregory holds 306 sentences, grouped into 62 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 23 holds 306 sentences of Wolf Breed, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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