Chapter 19 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement. "Yes," responded Dave. "A rocket." "See! See!" continued Hiram-"there's it second one!"
Chapter 19 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.”
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “See!" continued Hiram-"there's it second one!"”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"Yes," responded Dave.”
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading “"A rocket."”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “See!" continued Hiram-"there's it second one!"”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.”
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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 ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
without stop or interruption
From this reading See!" continued Hiram-"there's it second one!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," responded Dave.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading See!" continued Hiram-"there's it second one!"
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Yes," responded Dave.
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading "A rocket."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading See!" continued Hiram-"there's it second one!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See!" continued Hiram-"there's it second one!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," responded Dave.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ACROSS THE BORDER "Did you see it?" asked Hiram, in a great state of excitement.
Chapter 19 of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane by Roy Rockwood holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 19 holds 145 sentences of Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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