Chapter 6 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist. Then he quickly became the very, very tough little guy. He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order. "Go outside, dogs! We have no further use for you!
Chapter 6 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading “The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.”
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 “He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order.”
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
From this reading “The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.”
lacking a steady rhythm
From this reading “The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.”
full of or producing joy
From this reading “The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.”
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
From this reading “The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “Then he quickly became the very, very tough little guy.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Go outside, dogs!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order.
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Then he quickly became the very, very tough little guy.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
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 He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "Go outside, dogs!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have no further use for you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading We have no further use for you!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go outside, dogs!
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Then he quickly became the very, very tough little guy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have no further use for you!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he quickly became the very, very tough little guy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order.
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
lacking a steady rhythm
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
full of or producing joy
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then he quickly became the very, very tough little guy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
not any; not one
From this reading We have no further use for you!
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "Go outside, dogs!
with speed
From this reading Then he quickly became the very, very tough little guy.
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he quickly became the very, very tough little guy.
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Then he quickly became the very, very tough little guy.
the act of using
From this reading We have no further use for you!
precisely as stated
From this reading Then he quickly became the very, very tough little guy.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading The Jap beamed like a joyful rattlesnake and made a stiff, jerky bow from the waist.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading He waved his gun at Dawson and Freddy and screamed an order.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have no further use for you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We have no further use for you!
Chapter 6 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 6 holds 445 sentences of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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