Chapter 1 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GIANT AIRSHIP “Is that your airship?” “Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.” “The _Gossamer_, isn’t it?” “Yes.” “Belongs to the Interstate Aero Company?”
Chapter 1 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 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.
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “THE GIANT AIRSHIP “Is that your airship?””
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading ““Belongs to the Interstate Aero Company?””
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading ““Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.””
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading ““Belongs to the Interstate Aero Company?””
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading ““Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.””
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “THE GIANT AIRSHIP “Is that your airship?””
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States
From this reading ““Belongs to the Interstate Aero Company?””
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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 ““Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.””
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From this reading “Belongs to the Interstate Aero Company?”
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading THE GIANT AIRSHIP “Is that your airship?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.”
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “Belongs to the Interstate Aero Company?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.”
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Belongs to the Interstate Aero Company?”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading THE GIANT AIRSHIP “Is that your airship?”
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
From this reading “The _Gossamer_, isn’t it?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.”
involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States
From this reading “Belongs to the Interstate Aero Company?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GIANT AIRSHIP “Is that your airship?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The _Gossamer_, isn’t it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Not exactly, but I am in charge of it.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GIANT AIRSHIP “Is that your airship?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIANT AIRSHIP “Is that your airship?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Belongs to the Interstate Aero Company?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GIANT AIRSHIP “Is that your airship?”
Chapter 1 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship by Roy Rockwood holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 1 holds 134 sentences of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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