Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Help here! Quick!” Five men against scores. Battle yells change to groans of pain. “Good work, Darrin and all hands.” Dave makes an arrest. Gongs make night hideous. Rebels rush the yamen.
Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station 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.
take into custody
From this reading “Dave makes an arrest.”
plural of “gong” — a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
From this reading “Gongs make night hideous.”
plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Battle yells change to groans of pain.”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “Gongs make night hideous.”
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 rush the yamen.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Rebels rush the yamen.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “Five men against scores.”
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Battle yells change to groans of pain.”
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 “Five men against scores.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Five men against scores.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Good work, Darrin and all hands.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dave makes an arrest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Good work, Darrin and all hands.”
take into custody
From this reading Dave makes an arrest.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Battle yells change to groans of pain.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Battle yells change to groans of pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good work, Darrin and all hands.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave makes an arrest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five men against scores.
plural of “gong” — a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
From this reading Gongs make night hideous.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good work, Darrin and all hands.”
plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Battle yells change to groans of pain.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Good work, Darrin and all hands.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Help here!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Help here!
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Gongs make night hideous.
engage in
From this reading Gongs make night hideous.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Dave makes an arrest.
the force of workers available
From this reading Five men against scores.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Gongs make night hideous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Battle yells change to groans of pain.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Battle yells change to groans of pain.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Quick!”
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 rush the yamen.
move hurridly
From this reading Rebels rush the yamen.
a large number or amount
From this reading Five men against scores.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rebels rush the yamen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Battle yells change to groans of pain.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Good work, Darrin and all hands.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rebels rush the yamen.
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Battle yells change to groans of pain.
Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station 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 8 holds 8 sentences of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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