Chapter 20 of Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PUZZLE OF THE DEEP "Coxswain!" shouted Dave. "Aye, aye, sir." "Send up three blue rockets!" "Aye, aye, sir." One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.
Chapter 20 of Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading “One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.”
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.”
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading “THE PUZZLE OF THE DEEP "Coxswain!" shouted Dave.”
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading “"Send up three blue rockets!"”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"Send up three blue rockets!"”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “THE PUZZLE OF THE DEEP "Coxswain!" shouted Dave.”
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later than; following
From this reading One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "Send up three blue rockets!"
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.
the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
From this reading THE PUZZLE OF THE DEEP "Coxswain!" shouted Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PUZZLE OF THE DEEP "Coxswain!" shouted Dave.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading THE PUZZLE OF THE DEEP "Coxswain!" shouted Dave.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PUZZLE OF THE DEEP "Coxswain!" shouted Dave.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading THE PUZZLE OF THE DEEP "Coxswain!" shouted Dave.
plural of “rocket” — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading "Send up three blue rockets!"
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Send up three blue rockets!"
in a vehement outcry
From this reading THE PUZZLE OF THE DEEP "Coxswain!" shouted Dave.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Aye, aye, sir."
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading One after another the rockets ascended, bursting high overhead and slowly falling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PUZZLE OF THE DEEP "Coxswain!" shouted Dave.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Send up three blue rockets!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Send up three blue rockets!"
Chapter 20 of Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 20 holds 130 sentences of Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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