Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, sir, and thanks for everything," Dawson said. He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet. "Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand. "And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place." With a smile and a nod, he went through the mess door.
Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “"Yes, sir, and thanks for everything," Dawson said.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “"And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."”
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading “With a smile and a nod, he went through the mess door.”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “With a smile and a nod, he went through the mess door.”
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading “He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"Yes, sir, and thanks for everything," Dawson said.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “"Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand.”
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In this reading “He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.”
undergo or live through a difficult experience
In this reading “With a smile and a nod, he went through the mess door.”
In this reading “"And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."”
In this reading “"And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."”
In this reading “"Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand.”
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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 "Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand.
in addition
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, sir, and thanks for everything," Dawson said.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."
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 "Yes, sir, and thanks for everything," Dawson said.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading With a smile and a nod, he went through the mess door.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Yes, sir, and thanks for everything," Dawson said.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, sir, and thanks for everything," Dawson said.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading "And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading "Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand.
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading With a smile and a nod, he went through the mess door.
express or signify by nodding
From this reading With a smile and a nod, he went through the mess door.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, sir, and thanks for everything," Dawson said.
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir, and thanks for everything," Dawson said.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading With a smile and a nod, he went through the mess door.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Yes, sir, and thanks for everything," Dawson said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading With a smile and a nod, he went through the mess door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He and Farmer also rose as the senior officer got to his feet.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading With a smile and a nod, he went through the mess door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Think nothing of it," the major said with a wave of his hand.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir, and thanks for everything," Dawson said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And have fun, if you can find any fun around this place."
Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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