Chapter 9 of Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NARROW SQUEAK WITH THE O.C. Jetson's next blow grazed Midshipman Dalzell's chin. The follow-up blow landed on Dan's left ear. Now Dalzell "sailed in" in earnest. He attacked forcefully and swiftly.
Chapter 9 of Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading “He attacked forcefully and swiftly.”
a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work
From this reading “The follow-up blow landed on Dan's left ear.”
with full force
From this reading “He attacked forcefully and swiftly.”
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading “Jetson's next blow grazed Midshipman Dalzell's chin.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “The follow-up blow landed on Dan's left ear.”
a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
From this reading “Jetson's next blow grazed Midshipman Dalzell's chin.”
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “Now Dalzell "sailed in" in earnest.”
a short high-pitched noise
From this reading “A NARROW SQUEAK WITH THE O.C.”
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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 A NARROW SQUEAK WITH THE O.C.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He attacked forcefully and swiftly.
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading He attacked forcefully and swiftly.
exhale hard
From this reading Jetson's next blow grazed Midshipman Dalzell's chin.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading A NARROW SQUEAK WITH THE O.C.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Jetson's next blow grazed Midshipman Dalzell's chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now Dalzell "sailed in" in earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jetson's next blow grazed Midshipman Dalzell's chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The follow-up blow landed on Dan's left ear.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The follow-up blow landed on Dan's left ear.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Now Dalzell "sailed in" in earnest.
a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work
From this reading The follow-up blow landed on Dan's left ear.
with full force
From this reading He attacked forcefully and swiftly.
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading Jetson's next blow grazed Midshipman Dalzell's chin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He attacked forcefully and swiftly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now Dalzell "sailed in" in earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jetson's next blow grazed Midshipman Dalzell's chin.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading The follow-up blow landed on Dan's left ear.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The follow-up blow landed on Dan's left ear.
a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
From this reading Jetson's next blow grazed Midshipman Dalzell's chin.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading A NARROW SQUEAK WITH THE O.C.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Jetson's next blow grazed Midshipman Dalzell's chin.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Dalzell "sailed in" in earnest.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading A NARROW SQUEAK WITH THE O.C.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The follow-up blow landed on Dan's left ear.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Now Dalzell "sailed in" in earnest.
a short high-pitched noise
From this reading A NARROW SQUEAK WITH THE O.C.
in a swift manner
From this reading He attacked forcefully and swiftly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NARROW SQUEAK WITH THE O.C.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NARROW SQUEAK WITH THE O.C.
Chapter 9 of Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 9 holds 142 sentences of Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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