Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson on Convoy Patrol is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson on Convoy Patrol is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And that is probably what it's doing right now!" Freddy said, tight lipped. "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here. There may be a dozen U-boats waiting!" "You're telling me?"
Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson on Convoy Patrol is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “There may be a dozen U-boats waiting!"”
having a lip or lips
From this reading “Freddy said, tight lipped.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “"And that is probably what it's doing right now!"”
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “"Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.”
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading “"Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"You're telling me?"”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “Freddy said, tight lipped.”
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “"Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.”
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In this reading “"Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “"Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.”
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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 There may be a dozen U-boats waiting!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that is probably what it's doing right now!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There may be a dozen U-boats waiting!"
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From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "And that is probably what it's doing right now!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading There may be a dozen U-boats waiting!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freddy said, tight lipped.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And that is probably what it's doing right now!"
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From this reading "And that is probably what it's doing right now!"
having a lip or lips
From this reading Freddy said, tight lipped.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There may be a dozen U-boats waiting!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You're telling me?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And that is probably what it's doing right now!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "And that is probably what it's doing right now!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "And that is probably what it's doing right now!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Freddy said, tight lipped.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "You're telling me?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And that is probably what it's doing right now!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There may be a dozen U-boats waiting!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading Freddy said, tight lipped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There may be a dozen U-boats waiting!"
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading There may be a dozen U-boats waiting!"
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dave, we've got to think of something, some way to warn all surface ships away from here.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And that is probably what it's doing right now!"
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From this reading "You're telling me?"
Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson on Convoy Patrol by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 407 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 4 holds 407 sentences of Dave Dawson on Convoy Patrol, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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