Chapter 21 of Dave Dashaway, Air Champion is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Dave Dashaway, Air Champion is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“FIFTY POINTS” “You’ve got something on your mind, Bruce! What is it?” challenged Hiram Dobbs. “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed. “You can’t fool me!” insisted Hiram in his persistent fashion. “Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.
Chapter 21 of Dave Dashaway, Air Champion is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 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 ““FIFTY POINTS” “You’ve got something on your mind, Bruce!”
past form of “challenge” — take exception to
From this reading “What is it?” challenged Hiram Dobbs.”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading ““Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.”
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading ““Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.”
deliberately vague or ambiguous
From this reading ““Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““You can’t fool me!” insisted Hiram in his persistent fashion.”
so as to be palpable
From this reading ““Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.”
never-ceasing
From this reading ““You can’t fool me!” insisted Hiram in his persistent fashion.”
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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 “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “FIFTY POINTS” “You’ve got something on your mind, Bruce!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can’t fool me!” insisted Hiram in his persistent fashion.
past form of “challenge” — take exception to
From this reading What is it?” challenged Hiram Dobbs.
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is it?” challenged Hiram Dobbs.
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
deliberately vague or ambiguous
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
at any time
From this reading “Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You can’t fool me!” insisted Hiram in his persistent fashion.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “FIFTY POINTS” “You’ve got something on your mind, Bruce!
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “You can’t fool me!” insisted Hiram in his persistent fashion.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “FIFTY POINTS” “You’ve got something on your mind, Bruce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is it?” challenged Hiram Dobbs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You can’t fool me!” insisted Hiram in his persistent fashion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “You can’t fool me!” insisted Hiram in his persistent fashion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?” challenged Hiram Dobbs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?” challenged Hiram Dobbs.
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You can’t fool me!” insisted Hiram in his persistent fashion.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “FIFTY POINTS” “You’ve got something on your mind, Bruce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “FIFTY POINTS” “You’ve got something on your mind, Bruce!
so as to be palpable
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
never-ceasing
From this reading “You can’t fool me!” insisted Hiram in his persistent fashion.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “FIFTY POINTS” “You’ve got something on your mind, Bruce!
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “FIFTY POINTS” “You’ve got something on your mind, Bruce!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Ever since you took those diamonds back to the police you’ve been mooning.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Oh, just thinking,” answered Bruce in a way meant to be off-handed, but palpably evasive and embarrassed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?” challenged Hiram Dobbs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can’t fool me!” insisted Hiram in his persistent fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “FIFTY POINTS” “You’ve got something on your mind, Bruce!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “FIFTY POINTS” “You’ve got something on your mind, Bruce!
Chapter 21 of Dave Dashaway, Air Champion by Roy Rockwood holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 21 holds 100 sentences of Dave Dashaway, Air Champion, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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