Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oops, so sorry, Big Shot!" Dawson shouted. "Darned if I didn't forget you were there. Better go wash your neck. The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Darned if I didn't forget you were there.”
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 “Dawson shouted.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Dawson shouted.”
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading “The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “Better go wash your neck.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better go wash your neck.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oops, so sorry, Big Shot!"
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Darned if I didn't forget you were there.
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 Dawson shouted.
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From this reading "Darned if I didn't forget you were there.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Darned if I didn't forget you were there.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Better go wash your neck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Darned if I didn't forget you were there.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Darned if I didn't forget you were there.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Better go wash your neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oops, so sorry, Big Shot!"
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Oops, so sorry, Big Shot!"
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Dawson shouted.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oops, so sorry, Big Shot!"
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Oops, so sorry, Big Shot!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Darned if I didn't forget you were there.
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading The Army must always look clean and tidy, you know, Major.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Better go wash your neck.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Darned if I didn't forget you were there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Darned if I didn't forget you were there.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Better go wash your neck.
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 439 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 2 holds 439 sentences of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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