Chapter 7 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned. "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course. But the real thing is quite something else. Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way." "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
Chapter 7 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading “"Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.”
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “"And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.”
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 “"And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way."”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “"Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “"Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “"And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.”
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informal usage attributing authenticity
In this reading “But the real thing is quite something else.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.”
In this reading “"Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.”
In this reading “"Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.”
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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 "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the real thing is quite something else.
past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard
From this reading "Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
deem to be
From this reading "Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.
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 "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the real thing is quite something else.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.
and nothing more
From this reading Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading But the real thing is quite something else.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way."
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But the real thing is quite something else.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Stealing a plane in story books is quite simple, of course.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.
a special situation
From this reading But the real thing is quite something else.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way."
precisely as stated
From this reading Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.
during the time that
From this reading "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading "And while we're at it, let's shoot the works," Dawson said with a dry chuckle.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Just the same, though, I very definitely would like it that way."
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Well, don't consider it as good as done," the English youth cautioned.
Chapter 7 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 443 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 7 holds 443 sentences of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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