Chapter 14 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Making the enemy guess. Result of Dan’s trick. “He’s going to gun us!” Dan loses men and a gun. “An outrage!” cries the German. “Report.” “Home, James!”
Chapter 14 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading ““An outrage!” cries the German.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading ““An outrage!” cries the German.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading ““He’s going to gun us!””
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading ““Home, James!””
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Dan loses men and a gun.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading ““An outrage!” cries the German.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading ““Report.””
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “Result of Dan’s trick.”
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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 Dan loses men and a gun.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An outrage!” cries the German.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dan loses men and a gun.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “An outrage!” cries the German.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan loses men and a gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Result of Dan’s trick.
an opposing military force
From this reading Making the enemy guess.
a person of German nationality
From this reading “An outrage!” cries the German.
the act of departing
From this reading “He’s going to gun us!”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Making the enemy guess.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “He’s going to gun us!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s going to gun us!”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Home, James!”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “Home, James!”
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Dan loses men and a gun.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Making the enemy guess.
the force of workers available
From this reading Dan loses men and a gun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Result of Dan’s trick.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “An outrage!” cries the German.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “Report.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Result of Dan’s trick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Making the enemy guess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He’s going to gun us!”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Result of Dan’s trick.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He’s going to gun us!”
Chapter 14 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 7 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 14 holds 7 sentences of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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