Chapter 3 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dave turns real helper. "I thought we were goners!" Making the grapple again. The day's work of a mine-sweeper. In a boiling sea. Life lines up. "Commanding officer overboard!"
Chapter 3 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading “In a boiling sea.”
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading “"Commanding officer overboard!"”
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “The day's work of a mine-sweeper.”
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading “Making the grapple again.”
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “Dave turns real helper.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “"Commanding officer overboard!"”
to extremes
From this reading “"Commanding officer overboard!"”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “Dave turns real helper.”
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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 day's work of a mine-sweeper.
anew
From this reading Making the grapple again.
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading In a boiling sea.
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading "Commanding officer overboard!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave turns real helper.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day's work of a mine-sweeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought we were goners!"
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading Making the grapple again.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Dave turns real helper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought we were goners!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a boiling sea.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life lines up.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Life lines up.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Making the grapple again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day's work of a mine-sweeper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day's work of a mine-sweeper.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "Commanding officer overboard!"
to extremes
From this reading "Commanding officer overboard!"
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Dave turns real helper.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading In a boiling sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Making the grapple again.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought we were goners!"
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Dave turns real helper.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Life lines up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I thought we were goners!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I thought we were goners!"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The day's work of a mine-sweeper.
Chapter 3 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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 7 sentences of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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