Chapter 12 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The new wheat ship. “Do you begin to see the joke?” Guns at work in the night. The one-sided fight. Cowardly hounds.
Chapter 12 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““Do you begin to see the joke?””
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading “Cowardly hounds.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “The one-sided fight.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Guns at work in the night.”
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “Cowardly hounds.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading ““Do you begin to see the joke?””
not reversible or capable of having either side out
From this reading “The one-sided fight.”
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading “The new wheat ship.”
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.
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Guns at work in the night.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Do you begin to see the joke?”
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading Cowardly hounds.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you begin to see the joke?”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The one-sided fight.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Guns at work in the night.
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading Cowardly hounds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Guns at work in the night.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “Do you begin to see the joke?”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The new wheat ship.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Guns at work in the night.
not reversible or capable of having either side out
From this reading The one-sided fight.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Do you begin to see the joke?”
transport commercially
From this reading The new wheat ship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The new wheat ship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you begin to see the joke?”
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading The new wheat ship.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Guns at work in the night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you begin to see the joke?”
Chapter 12 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 10 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 12 holds 10 sentences of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 10 sentences, grouped into 2 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 2 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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