Chapter 13 of Dave Dashaway the Young Aviator is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Dave Dashaway the Young Aviator is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure. He was proud and glad the way things had turned out. The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly. “All right,” spoke Mr. Alden. “I see you’ve got first show.
Chapter 13 of Dave Dashaway the Young Aviator is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading “The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “He was proud and glad the way things had turned out.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.”
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.
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In this reading “A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.”
In this reading “A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.”
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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 A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right,” spoke Mr. Alden.
(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,” spoke Mr. Alden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.
in an encouraging manner
From this reading The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I see you’ve got first show.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading He was proud and glad the way things had turned out.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I see you’ve got first show.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was proud and glad the way things had turned out.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was proud and glad the way things had turned out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see you’ve got first show.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “All right,” spoke Mr. Alden.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.
being perceived or observed
From this reading The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The aviator noticed the happy look on his face, and nodded encouragingly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was proud and glad the way things had turned out.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading He was proud and glad the way things had turned out.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right,” spoke Mr. Alden.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see you’ve got first show.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I see you’ve got first show.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “All right,” spoke Mr. Alden.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was proud and glad the way things had turned out.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He was proud and glad the way things had turned out.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He was proud and glad the way things had turned out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was proud and glad the way things had turned out.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He was proud and glad the way things had turned out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A START IN BUSINESS Dave Dashaway trembled with excitement and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see you’ve got first show.
Chapter 13 of Dave Dashaway the Young Aviator by Roy Rockwood holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 13 holds 134 sentences of Dave Dashaway the Young Aviator, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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