Chapter 16 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence. Almost in a flash he took in the situation. "You just mentioned a name," he said. "I would like to mention another one." "All right, what?"
Chapter 16 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Almost in a flash he took in the situation.”
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.”
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading “ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.”
make reference to
From this reading “"I would like to mention another one."”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “"You just mentioned a name," he said.”
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading “ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.”
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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 Almost in a flash he took in the situation.
(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 "All right, what?"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost in a flash he took in the situation.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I would like to mention another one."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
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From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
opinion or judgment
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Almost in a flash he took in the situation.
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost in a flash he took in the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would like to mention another one."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Almost in a flash he took in the situation.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
and nothing more
From this reading "You just mentioned a name," he said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I would like to mention another one."
make reference to
From this reading "I would like to mention another one."
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading "You just mentioned a name," he said.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You just mentioned a name," he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I would like to mention another one."
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, what?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You just mentioned a name," he said.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Almost in a flash he took in the situation.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I would like to mention another one."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Almost in a flash he took in the situation.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "All right, what?"
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON THE WING Hiram stared his hardest at the stranger, Dave's eyes quickened with sudden intelligence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would like to mention another one."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You just mentioned a name," he said.
Chapter 16 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane by Roy Rockwood holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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