Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I say, Dave!" the English youth panted. "You know I haven't a bean on me. Let me have--" "We're all broke!" Dawson said coldly. "You were last out, anyway.
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"You were last out, anyway.”
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading “"You know I haven't a bean on me.”
lacking funds
From this reading “Let me have--" "We're all broke!"”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “Dawson said coldly.”
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “Dawson said coldly.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “"I say, Dave!" the English youth panted.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"I say, Dave!" the English youth panted.”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “"I say, Dave!" the English youth panted.”
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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 "You know I haven't a bean on me.
(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 Let me have--" "We're all broke!"
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "You were last out, anyway.
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading "You know I haven't a bean on me.
lacking funds
From this reading Let me have--" "We're all broke!"
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading Dawson said coldly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, Dave!" the English youth panted.
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading Dawson said coldly.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "I say, Dave!" the English youth panted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let me have--" "We're all broke!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know I haven't a bean on me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Dave!" the English youth panted.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know I haven't a bean on me.
immediately past
From this reading "You were last out, anyway.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me have--" "We're all broke!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You know I haven't a bean on me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You know I haven't a bean on me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You were last out, anyway.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "I say, Dave!" the English youth panted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dawson said coldly.
express in words
From this reading "I say, Dave!" the English youth panted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I say, Dave!" the English youth panted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me have--" "We're all broke!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were last out, anyway.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know I haven't a bean on me.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "I say, Dave!" the English youth panted.
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 2 holds 406 sentences of Dave Dawson at Casablanca, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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