Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare. "All right, wise guy!" he growled. "Stop playing riddles, and out with it. What do you mean, radio?" "The Jap radio!"
Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"All right, wise guy!" he growled.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “"All right, wise guy!" he growled.”
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
From this reading “"The Jap radio!"”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “"Stop playing riddles, and out with it.”
medium for communication
From this reading “What do you mean, radio?"”
plural of “riddle” — a difficult problem
From this reading “"Stop playing riddles, and out with it.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.”
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In this reading “"Stop playing riddles, and out with it.”
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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 Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.
(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 "All right, wise guy!" he growled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.
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From this reading Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you mean, radio?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "All right, wise guy!" he growled.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "All right, wise guy!" he growled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All right, wise guy!" he growled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Stop playing riddles, and out with it.
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
From this reading "The Jap radio!"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What do you mean, radio?"
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Stop playing riddles, and out with it.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading "Stop playing riddles, and out with it.
medium for communication
From this reading What do you mean, radio?"
plural of “riddle” — a difficult problem
From this reading "Stop playing riddles, and out with it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, wise guy!" he growled.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Stop playing riddles, and out with it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Dave turned in the seat and gave Freddy a nasty stare.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you mean, radio?"
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "All right, wise guy!" he growled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Stop playing riddles, and out with it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you mean, radio?"
Chapter 4 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 448 sentences of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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