Chapter 16 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Runkle helps valiantly. The still, white face. The surgeon shakes his head. “She did not suffer.” Darry refuses to wake up. Dan at his chum’s side. The fight for Belle’s life. “’Ware torpedo!”
Chapter 16 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines is here in full — 8 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 “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “Runkle helps valiantly.”
plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading “Darry refuses to wake up.”
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading “The surgeon shakes his head.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “The surgeon shakes his head.”
a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading ““’Ware torpedo!””
with valor; in a valiant manner
From this reading “Runkle helps valiantly.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Darry refuses to wake up.”
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading ““’Ware torpedo!””
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.
cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “Darry refuses to wake up.”
In this reading “The still, white face.”
In this reading “The fight for Belle’s life.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dan at his chum’s side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fight for Belle’s life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan at his chum’s side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan at his chum’s side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Darry refuses to wake up.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “She did not suffer.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The still, white face.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The fight for Belle’s life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fight for Belle’s life.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The surgeon shakes his head.
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Runkle helps valiantly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The surgeon shakes his head.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The fight for Belle’s life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “She did not suffer.”
plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading Darry refuses to wake up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Runkle helps valiantly.
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading The surgeon shakes his head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She did not suffer.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Dan at his chum’s side.
not in physical motion
From this reading The still, white face.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “She did not suffer.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading The surgeon shakes his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The still, white face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Darry refuses to wake up.
a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading “’Ware torpedo!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Darry refuses to wake up.
with valor; in a valiant manner
From this reading Runkle helps valiantly.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Darry refuses to wake up.
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading “’Ware torpedo!”
a Caucasian
From this reading The still, white face.
Chapter 16 of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 8 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 16 holds 8 sentences of Dave Darrin and the German Submarines, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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