Chapter 10 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hand to hand on top of the wall. Yellow men hurled to the ground. Sampson totes the governor. Words that acted like magic. Villainy is suspected. “Forward, march!”
Chapter 10 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station 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.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Words that acted like magic.”
the head of a state government
From this reading “Sampson totes the governor.”
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading “Yellow men hurled to the ground.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “Words that acted like magic.”
march in a procession
From this reading ““Forward, march!””
believed likely
From this reading “Villainy is suspected.”
plural of “tote” — a capacious bag or basket
From this reading “Sampson totes the governor.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “Yellow men hurled to the ground.”
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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 “Hand to hand on top of the wall.”
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Words that acted like magic.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Forward, march!”
the head of a state government
From this reading Sampson totes the governor.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Yellow men hurled to the ground.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Hand to hand on top of the wall.
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading Yellow men hurled to the ground.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Villainy is suspected.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Words that acted like magic.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Words that acted like magic.
march in a procession
From this reading “Forward, march!”
the force of workers available
From this reading Yellow men hurled to the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hand to hand on top of the wall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hand to hand on top of the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sampson totes the governor.
believed likely
From this reading Villainy is suspected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Words that acted like magic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hand to hand on top of the wall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hand to hand on top of the wall.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Hand to hand on top of the wall.
plural of “tote” — a capacious bag or basket
From this reading Sampson totes the governor.
the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior
From this reading Villainy is suspected.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Hand to hand on top of the wall.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words that acted like magic.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Yellow men hurled to the ground.
Chapter 10 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.
Chapter 10 holds 6 sentences of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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