Chapter 20 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway. In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries. “A stowaway?” repeated Professor Leblance, incredulously. “You mean aboard the _Albatross_?” “Yes, sir.”
Chapter 20 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ““You mean aboard the _Albatross_?””
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading “THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.”
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.”
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.”
a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
From this reading “THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.”
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In this reading “THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.”
In this reading “THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.”
In this reading “In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “You mean aboard the _Albatross_?”
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
From this reading “You mean aboard the _Albatross_?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
in an incredulous manner
From this reading “A stowaway?” repeated Professor Leblance, incredulously.
and nothing more
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A stowaway?” repeated Professor Leblance, incredulously.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean aboard the _Albatross_?”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
of an obscure nature
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
a human being
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “A stowaway?” repeated Professor Leblance, incredulously.
recurring again and again
From this reading “A stowaway?” repeated Professor Leblance, incredulously.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a flash Dave seemed to get hold of one end of a long chain of circumstances and mysteries.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
which person or people
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean aboard the _Albatross_?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE STOWAWAY The young aviator took a long, earnest stare at the mysterious person who had just stated that he was a stowaway.
Chapter 20 of Dave Dashaway and His Giant Airship by Roy Rockwood holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
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