Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The snap-shooting period. Zigzagging for life. A crazy marine waltz. The “Logan” turns special hunter. Dave can’t get ’em all. “Specks” in the sky.
Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “A crazy marine waltz.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “The “Logan” turns special hunter.”
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading “The “Logan” turns special hunter.”
of or relating to the sea
From this reading “A crazy marine waltz.”
plural of “speck” — a very small spot
From this reading ““Specks” in the sky.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “The “Logan” turns special hunter.”
an assured victory (especially in an election)
From this reading “A crazy marine waltz.”
inflected form of “zigzag” — travel along a zigzag path
From this reading “Zigzagging for life.”
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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 A crazy marine waltz.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Dave can’t get ’em all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave can’t get ’em all.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading A crazy marine waltz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave can’t get ’em all.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Dave can’t get ’em all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Zigzagging for life.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dave can’t get ’em all.
someone who hunts game
From this reading The “Logan” turns special hunter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Specks” in the sky.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Zigzagging for life.
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading The “Logan” turns special hunter.
of or relating to the sea
From this reading A crazy marine waltz.
an amount of time
From this reading The snap-shooting period.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “Specks” in the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snap-shooting period.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The “Logan” turns special hunter.
plural of “speck” — a very small spot
From this reading “Specks” in the sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The snap-shooting period.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The “Logan” turns special hunter.
an assured victory (especially in an election)
From this reading A crazy marine waltz.
inflected form of “zigzag” — travel along a zigzag path
From this reading Zigzagging for life.
Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 6 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 8 holds 6 sentences of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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