Chapter 3 of Dave Dawson at Truk is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Dave Dawson at Truk is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Farmer is right, sir!" Dawson said eagerly. "We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow. There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor. And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
Chapter 3 of Dave Dawson at Truk is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading “There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.”
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 eagerly.”
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading “And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.”
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading “There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.”
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading “There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.”
the present time or age
From this reading “"We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow.”
the day after today
From this reading “"We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow.”
the act of harassing someone
From this reading “And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.
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 eagerly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Dawson said eagerly.
divisible by two
From this reading "We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "Farmer is right, sir!"
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Farmer is right, sir!"
go away from a place
From this reading "We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow.
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.
a full supply
From this reading There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Farmer is right, sir!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dawson said eagerly.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Farmer is right, sir!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.
a special situation
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There's plenty of time to beat the carrier force to Pearl Harbor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow.
the present time or age
From this reading "We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow.
the day after today
From this reading "We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow.
up to a particular time
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We don't have to leave today, or even tomorrow.
the act of harassing someone
From this reading And to my way of figuring the thing, we haven't got to do any worrying until the force _does_ reach Pearl.
Chapter 3 of Dave Dawson at Truk 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 3 holds 410 sentences of Dave Dawson at Truk, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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