Chapter 14 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dave takes a chance. So does Juno. The all-right cargo. Who can the woman be? Dalzell has a fine report. Story of the sub-hold. Mother and daughter no longer mysteries. "The best in a six-month!"
Chapter 14 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “The all-right cargo.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Dave takes a chance.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “Mother and daughter no longer mysteries.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Dalzell has a fine report.”
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
From this reading “So does Juno.”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “Mother and daughter no longer mysteries.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “Dalzell has a fine report.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “Dave takes a chance.”
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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 Dave takes a chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The all-right cargo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother and daughter no longer mysteries.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who can the woman be?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "The best in a six-month!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can the woman be?
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading The all-right cargo.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Dave takes a chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dalzell has a fine report.
a female human offspring
From this reading Mother and daughter no longer mysteries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave takes a chance.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So does Juno.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Dalzell has a fine report.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dalzell has a fine report.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The best in a six-month!"
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
From this reading So does Juno.
for more time
From this reading Mother and daughter no longer mysteries.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother and daughter no longer mysteries.
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Mother and daughter no longer mysteries.
not any; not one
From this reading Mother and daughter no longer mysteries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Story of the sub-hold.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Dalzell has a fine report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The best in a six-month!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So does Juno.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Story of the sub-hold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Story of the sub-hold.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Dave takes a chance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The all-right cargo.
which person or people
From this reading Who can the woman be?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Who can the woman be?
Chapter 14 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 8 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.
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