Chapter 15 of Dave Dashaway, Air Champion is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Dave Dashaway, Air Champion is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram. “You are not mistaken?” “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling. “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture. Where did you get it?”
Chapter 15 of Dave Dashaway, Air Champion is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.”
past form of “challenge” — take exception to
From this reading “A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading ““In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading ““You are not mistaken?””
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading ““Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.”
shake, as from cold
From this reading ““Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.”
a shaky motion
From this reading ““In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.”
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.”
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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 TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.
past form of “challenge” — take exception to
From this reading A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did you get it?”
the act of discovering something
From this reading A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.
divisible by two
From this reading “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Where did you get it?”
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From this reading A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “You are not mistaken?”
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You are not mistaken?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.
shake, as from cold
From this reading “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, no! it makes me shudder to even look at his picture.
a shaky motion
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In that man?” cried his companion, and his face was pale, and his voice was trembling.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did you get it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY “Are you sure, Bruce?” challenged Hiram.
Chapter 15 of Dave Dashaway, Air Champion by Roy Rockwood holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 15 holds 103 sentences of Dave Dashaway, Air Champion, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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