Chapter I of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station, “Ensigns Go A-Visiting,” is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter I of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station, “Ensigns Go A-Visiting,” is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I don’t believe that I would trust him.” An accident and a rescue. The Englishman has luck. Chilled with suspicion. “We sail at seven.” Dave Darrin wonders.
Chapter I of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station, “Ensigns Go A-Visiting,” is here in full — 6 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.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “An accident and a rescue.”
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading “Chilled with suspicion.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “The Englishman has luck.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “The Englishman has luck.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “An accident and a rescue.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading ““We sail at seven.””
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Chilled with suspicion.”
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Dave Darrin wonders.”
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.
In this reading ““We sail at seven.””
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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 An accident and a rescue.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading An accident and a rescue.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An accident and a rescue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An accident and a rescue.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We sail at seven.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I don’t believe that I would trust him.”
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading Chilled with suspicion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave Darrin wonders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave Darrin wonders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe that I would trust him.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading The Englishman has luck.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Englishman has luck.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t believe that I would trust him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t believe that I would trust him.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading The Englishman has luck.
free from harm or evil
From this reading An accident and a rescue.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “We sail at seven.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “We sail at seven.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Chilled with suspicion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t believe that I would trust him.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Englishman has luck.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “I don’t believe that I would trust him.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We sail at seven.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Chilled with suspicion.
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Dave Darrin wonders.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I don’t believe that I would trust him.”
Chapter 1 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station 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.
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