Chapter 10 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We have," was Freddy Farmer's startling reply. "I thought you saw me, Dave. Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster. Here it is, now, right in my hand." Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
Chapter 10 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.”
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “"We have," was Freddy Farmer's startling reply.”
a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
From this reading “Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.”
with respect to private feelings
From this reading “Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.”
a German semiautomatic pistol
From this reading “Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.”
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading “Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “"We have," was Freddy Farmer's startling reply.”
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 Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought you saw me, Dave.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading "We have," was Freddy Farmer's startling reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have," was Freddy Farmer's startling reply.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Here it is, now, right in my hand."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have," was Freddy Farmer's startling reply.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here it is, now, right in my hand."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.
a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
From this reading Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought you saw me, Dave.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here it is, now, right in my hand."
with respect to private feelings
From this reading Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here it is, now, right in my hand."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here it is, now, right in my hand."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.
a German semiautomatic pistol
From this reading Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I thought you saw me, Dave.
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Here it is, now, right in my hand."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Here it is, now, right in my hand."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.
an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
From this reading Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "We have," was Freddy Farmer's startling reply.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Here it is, now, right in my hand."
cut with a saw
From this reading "I thought you saw me, Dave.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading "We have," was Freddy Farmer's startling reply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you saw me, Dave.
push forcefully
From this reading Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Before we left Ox Face I took his Luger out of its holster.
having come into contact
From this reading Dave touched the smooth metal gun Freddy thrust at him, and chuckled inwardly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We have," was Freddy Farmer's startling reply.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have," was Freddy Farmer's startling reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you saw me, Dave.
Chapter 10 of Dave Dawson, Flight Lieutenant by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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