Chapter 6 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent. “It was young Brackett,” said Dave. “He came to settle the damage up at the greenhouses.” “With real money?” “Oh, yes.”
Chapter 6 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.”
past form of “challenge” — take exception to
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.”
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading ““He came to settle the damage up at the greenhouses.””
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.”
plural of “greenhouse” — a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
From this reading ““He came to settle the damage up at the greenhouses.””
in a gruff manner
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.”
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading ““He came to settle the damage up at the greenhouses.””
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.”
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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 MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “He came to settle the damage up at the greenhouses.”
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was young Brackett,” said Dave.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “He came to settle the damage up at the greenhouses.”
past form of “challenge” — take exception to
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading “He came to settle the damage up at the greenhouses.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was young Brackett,” said Dave.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
plural of “greenhouse” — a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
From this reading “He came to settle the damage up at the greenhouses.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
in a gruff manner
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was young Brackett,” said Dave.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “With real money?”
of an obscure nature
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “With real money?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It was young Brackett,” said Dave.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “He came to settle the damage up at the greenhouses.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He came to settle the damage up at the greenhouses.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “He came to settle the damage up at the greenhouses.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was young Brackett,” said Dave.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With real money?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS FLASH “Well, what did he want?” challenged Grimshaw, gruffly, as the young aviator entered the living tent.
Chapter 6 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship by Roy Rockwood holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 6 holds 140 sentences of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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