Chapter 7 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Blind man’s buff on the waves. Judged by the goods delivered. Making the best of the unknown. The opening gun. The real fight looms ahead.
Chapter 7 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/1 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Blind man’s buff on the waves.”
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading “Blind man’s buff on the waves.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “Judged by the goods delivered.”
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading “Judged by the goods delivered.”
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Judged by the goods delivered.”
plural of “loom” — a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
From this reading “The real fight looms ahead.”
not known
From this reading “Making the best of the unknown.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Blind man’s buff on the waves.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The real fight looms ahead.”
In this reading “Judged by the goods delivered.”
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.
at or in the front
From this reading The real fight looms ahead.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Making the best of the unknown.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Blind man’s buff on the waves.
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading Blind man’s buff on the waves.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Judged by the goods delivered.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Judged by the goods delivered.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The real fight looms ahead.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading Judged by the goods delivered.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The opening gun.
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Judged by the goods delivered.
plural of “loom” — a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
From this reading The real fight looms ahead.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Making the best of the unknown.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Blind man’s buff on the waves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Making the best of the unknown.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Blind man’s buff on the waves.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The opening gun.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading The real fight looms ahead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blind man’s buff on the waves.
not known
From this reading Making the best of the unknown.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Blind man’s buff on the waves.
Chapter 7 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 5 sentences, grouped into 1 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 7 holds 5 sentences of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines, unabridged, divided into 1 reading sections.
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