Chapter 1 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise. "That's what I do," declared Hiram positively. "What do you mean?" "I'll explain." "I wish you would."
Chapter 1 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 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.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"That's what I do," declared Hiram positively.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"I'll explain."”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “"You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"What do you mean?"”
extremely
From this reading “"That's what I do," declared Hiram positively.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “"You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"I wish you would."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "That's what I do," declared Hiram positively.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That's what I do," declared Hiram positively.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "I'll explain."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what I do," declared Hiram positively.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's what I do," declared Hiram positively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll explain."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean?"
extremely
From this reading "That's what I do," declared Hiram positively.
recurring again and again
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what I do," declared Hiram positively.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what I do," declared Hiram positively.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you would."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish you would."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great surprise.
Chapter 1 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane by Roy Rockwood holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 163 sentences of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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