Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship
Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship by Roy Rockwood is available here as the complete text, split into 644 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship by Roy Rockwood. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50070.
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This edition of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship by Roy Rockwood carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50070, divided into 25 chapters and 644 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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The complete text of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #50070 and divided into 644 sections.
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Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 644 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 25 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship?
Yes. All 3217 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50070 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #50070, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship take to read?
About 268 minutes of reading across 644 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Giant
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Airship
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- Exactly
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- Charge
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