Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," the other replied. "But it's about two hours of blasted hard going. We've got to be very careful. I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us. I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “We've got to be very careful.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “"But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.”
plural of “patrol” — a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.”
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In this reading “"But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.”
In this reading “I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.”
In this reading “"But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.”
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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 I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We've got to be very careful.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading We've got to be very careful.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.
the act of departing
From this reading "But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We've got to be very careful.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Yes," the other replied.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.
plural of “patrol” — a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," the other replied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," the other replied.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We've got to be very careful.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "But it's about two hours of blasted hard going.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think the blighters have patrols out hunting for us.
precisely as stated
From this reading We've got to be very careful.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've got to be very careful.
during the time that
From this reading I heard a few Jerry voices while I was making my way here.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," the other replied.
Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 410 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 9 holds 410 sentences of Dave Dawson at Casablanca, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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