Chapter 2 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Why the flash was seen. The "blimp" sighted. A question out of the air. New help. The sea hornet.
Chapter 2 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/2 · 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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “A question out of the air.”
any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
From this reading “The "blimp" sighted.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Why the flash was seen.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “New help.”
large stinging paper wasp
From this reading “The sea hornet.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “A question out of the air.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “The sea hornet.”
able to see
From this reading “The "blimp" sighted.”
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 A question out of the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A question out of the air.
any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
From this reading The "blimp" sighted.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Why the flash was seen.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading New help.
large stinging paper wasp
From this reading The sea hornet.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New help.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A question out of the air.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A question out of the air.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A question out of the air.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sea hornet.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Why the flash was seen.
able to see
From this reading The "blimp" sighted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why the flash was seen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why the flash was seen.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why the flash was seen.
Chapter 2 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 12 sentences, grouped into 3 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 2 holds 12 sentences of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 12 sentences, grouped into 3 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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