Chapter 4 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rebels on the war path again. The warship’s guns in action again. Ensign Darrin invades the yamen. “Burnt-face” makes his appearance. “The rioters are about to attack, sir!”
Chapter 4 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “The warship’s guns in action again.”
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading ““The rioters are about to attack, sir!””
a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
From this reading “Ensign Darrin invades the yamen.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “The warship’s guns in action again.”
third-person singular of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading “Ensign Darrin invades the yamen.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “Rebels on the war path again.”
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “Rebels on the war path again.”
plural of “rioter” — troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
From this reading ““The rioters are about to attack, sir!””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The rioters are about to attack, sir!”
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The warship’s guns in action again.
anew
From this reading Rebels on the war path again.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “Burnt-face” makes his appearance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The rioters are about to attack, sir!”
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “The rioters are about to attack, sir!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Burnt-face” makes his appearance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ensign Darrin invades the yamen.
a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
From this reading Ensign Darrin invades the yamen.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The warship’s guns in action again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Burnt-face” makes his appearance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The warship’s guns in action again.
third-person singular of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading Ensign Darrin invades the yamen.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Burnt-face” makes his appearance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rebels on the war path again.
a course of conduct
From this reading Rebels on the war path again.
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Rebels on the war path again.
plural of “rioter” — troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
From this reading “The rioters are about to attack, sir!”
term of address for a man
From this reading “The rioters are about to attack, sir!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rebels on the war path again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The rioters are about to attack, sir!”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Rebels on the war path again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The warship’s guns in action again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ensign Darrin invades the yamen.
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