Chapter 13 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The lot of a naval officer. Dave admits being badly scared. How the governor made amends. Sailing of the “Castoga.” Good bye to Belle. Ordered to report to the Admiral. What came of Darrin’s report.
Chapter 13 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading “Ordered to report to the Admiral.”
third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Dave admits being badly scared.”
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading “How the governor made amends.”
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “Good bye to Belle.”
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
From this reading “Good bye to Belle.”
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading “The lot of a naval officer.”
the work of a sailor
From this reading “Sailing of the “Castoga.””
made afraid
From this reading “Dave admits being badly scared.”
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an officer in the navy
In this reading “The lot of a naval officer.”
In this reading “Dave admits being badly scared.”
In this reading “Good bye to Belle.”
In this reading “How the governor made amends.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The lot of a naval officer.
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading Ordered to report to the Admiral.
third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Dave admits being badly scared.
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading How the governor made amends.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Dave admits being badly scared.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Dave admits being badly scared.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading Good bye to Belle.
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
From this reading Good bye to Belle.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What came of Darrin’s report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sailing of the “Castoga.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What came of Darrin’s report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave admits being badly scared.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good bye to Belle.
the head of a state government
From this reading How the governor made amends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the governor made amends.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading The lot of a naval officer.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading How the governor made amends.
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading The lot of a naval officer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lot of a naval officer.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The lot of a naval officer.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Ordered to report to the Admiral.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Ordered to report to the Admiral.
the work of a sailor
From this reading Sailing of the “Castoga.”
made afraid
From this reading Dave admits being badly scared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lot of a naval officer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Good bye to Belle.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What came of Darrin’s report.
Chapter 13 of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 7 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 13 holds 7 sentences of Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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