Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, I expected them to come!" Freddy grunted. "It's when they _get here_ that I'm wondering about. I...." The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “"Oh, I expected them to come!"”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Freddy grunted.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “"It's when they _get here_ that I'm wondering about.”
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.
make a break in
In this reading “The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.”
In this reading “The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.”
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 The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It's when they _get here_ that I'm wondering about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, I expected them to come!"
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "Oh, I expected them to come!"
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freddy grunted.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It's when they _get here_ that I'm wondering about.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Freddy grunted.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It's when they _get here_ that I'm wondering about.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I expected them to come!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's when they _get here_ that I'm wondering about.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's when they _get here_ that I'm wondering about.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I expected them to come!"
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's when they _get here_ that I'm wondering about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Oh, I expected them to come!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's when they _get here_ that I'm wondering about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I expected them to come!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rest was cut off short as the doors were rolled back and a figure came rushing inside.
at the time that
From this reading "It's when they _get here_ that I'm wondering about.
showing curiosity
From this reading "It's when they _get here_ that I'm wondering about.
Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 424 sentences of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant by Robert Sidney Bowen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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