Chapter 7 of Dave Dashaway Around the World is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Dave Dashaway Around the World is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram. “Say, Dave, that man knows something about our machine.” The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer. The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way. “You say you have seen an airship,” observed Dave.
Chapter 7 of Dave Dashaway Around the World is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 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.
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading “The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.”
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading ““You say you have seen an airship,” observed Dave.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.”
plural of “newcomer” — any new participant in some activity
From this reading “The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.”
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading “The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram.”
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 latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Say, Dave, that man knows something about our machine.”
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading “You say you have seen an airship,” observed Dave.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You say you have seen an airship,” observed Dave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Dave, that man knows something about our machine.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram.
set up or found
From this reading FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.
the act of departing
From this reading FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You say you have seen an airship,” observed Dave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Say, Dave, that man knows something about our machine.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “Say, Dave, that man knows something about our machine.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Say, Dave, that man knows something about our machine.”
plural of “newcomer” — any new participant in some activity
From this reading The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “You say you have seen an airship,” observed Dave.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Say, Dave, that man knows something about our machine.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram.
express in words
From this reading “Say, Dave, that man knows something about our machine.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You say you have seen an airship,” observed Dave.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram.
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Say, Dave, that man knows something about our machine.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The latter stood viewing the newcomers in a surly, suspicious way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOUND “We’re going to find out something sure,” declared Hiram.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say you have seen an airship,” observed Dave.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young airman leaped from the auto and approached the farmer.
Chapter 7 of Dave Dashaway Around the World by Roy Rockwood holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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 7 holds 99 sentences of Dave Dashaway Around the World, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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