Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson on Convoy Patrol is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson on Convoy Patrol is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The sound of his own voice helped. The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air. His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge. In the matter of seconds he reached the layer of fleecy cloud. There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson on Convoy Patrol is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading “There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.”
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading “His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.”
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading “There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.”
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading “His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.”
(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
From this reading “In the matter of seconds he reached the layer of fleecy cloud.”
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading “In the matter of seconds he reached the layer of fleecy cloud.”
thrust or throw into
From this reading “His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.”
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading “His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.”
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nowhere to be found in a giant void
In this reading “The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.”
move out or away
In this reading “There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.”
In this reading “The sound of his own voice helped.”
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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 he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.
-ing form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading In the matter of seconds he reached the layer of fleecy cloud.
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.
(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
From this reading In the matter of seconds he reached the layer of fleecy cloud.
the act of grasping
From this reading His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The sound of his own voice helped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sound of his own voice helped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.
and nothing more
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading In the matter of seconds he reached the layer of fleecy cloud.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading In the matter of seconds he reached the layer of fleecy cloud.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of his own voice helped.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The sound of his own voice helped.
thrust or throw into
From this reading His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading In the matter of seconds he reached the layer of fleecy cloud.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading In the matter of seconds he reached the layer of fleecy cloud.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of his own voice helped.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound of his own voice helped.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he pulled out of his dive slightly, kept the nose down just a hair, and started circling about.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading His grip on the controls tightened and he held the Catalina in its downward plunge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crazy desire to quit and run faded away into thin air.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The sound of his own voice helped.
Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson on Convoy Patrol by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of Dave Dawson on Convoy Patrol, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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