Chapter 28 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand. "Good-bye" he said, simply. "You have been a good comrade. I trust you have not been disappointed in us, either." "Let's not say good-bye yet," urged Dave cheerfully.
Chapter 28 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"Let's not say good-bye yet," urged Dave cheerfully.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “"You have been a good comrade.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “I trust you have not been disappointed in us, either."”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.”
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading “FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Good-bye" he said, simply.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “"Let's not say good-bye yet," urged Dave cheerfully.”
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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 "You have been a good comrade.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been a good comrade.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Let's not say good-bye yet," urged Dave cheerfully.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "You have been a good comrade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's not say good-bye yet," urged Dave cheerfully.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading I trust you have not been disappointed in us, either."
one or the other of two
From this reading I trust you have not been disappointed in us, either."
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "You have been a good comrade.
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye" he said, simply.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been a good comrade.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good-bye" he said, simply.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I trust you have not been disappointed in us, either."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I trust you have not been disappointed in us, either."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's not say good-bye yet," urged Dave cheerfully.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I trust you have not been disappointed in us, either."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good-bye" he said, simply.
express in words
From this reading "Let's not say good-bye yet," urged Dave cheerfully.
and nothing more
From this reading "Good-bye" he said, simply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I trust you have not been disappointed in us, either."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading FACING THE PLANNED DEATH TURNING to Darrin the Englishman held out his hand.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "Let's not say good-bye yet," urged Dave cheerfully.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I trust you have not been disappointed in us, either."
but in spite of that
From this reading "Let's not say good-bye yet," urged Dave cheerfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been a good comrade.
Chapter 28 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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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