Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Really?" the senior officer murmured. "Mind telling us about what, Dawson?" Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze. "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts. "It seems to me....
Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.”
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 “"Mind telling us about what, Dawson?"”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “"About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.”
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading “"About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “"About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.”
comparative of “red” — of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.”
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading “"Really?" the senior officer murmured.”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “"About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Really?" the senior officer murmured.”
In this reading “Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Mind telling us about what, Dawson?"
later than; following
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
possessive form of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
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 "Mind telling us about what, Dawson?"
divisible by two
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
a long fixed look
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to me....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seems to me....
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Mind telling us about what, Dawson?"
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Really?" the senior officer murmured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "Really?" the senior officer murmured.
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Really?" the senior officer murmured.
comparative of “red” — of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems to me....
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading "Really?" the senior officer murmured.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
term of address for a man
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
make steady
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Mind telling us about what, Dawson?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Really?" the senior officer murmured.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It seems to me....
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Dave turned even a shade redder, and avoided Group Captain Ball's steady gaze.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mind telling us about what, Dawson?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Mind telling us about what, Dawson?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "About the photo patrol you're planning, sir," he finally said after a couple of false starts.
Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 4 holds 436 sentences of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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