Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dawson turned around, right enough. His head, and _not_ the plane. He looked at Freddy, wide-eyed. "Well, what do you know!" he cried. "And what a hope that guy has.
Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Dawson turned around, right enough.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Well, what do you know!" he cried.”
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 turned around, right enough.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Dawson turned around, right enough.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “"And what a hope that guy has.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “"And what a hope that guy has.”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “His head, and _not_ the plane.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Dawson turned around, right enough.”
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He looked at Freddy, wide-eyed.”
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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 "And what a hope that guy has.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His head, and _not_ the plane.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Dawson turned around, right enough.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at Freddy, wide-eyed.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Well, what do you know!" he cried.
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 turned around, right enough.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, what do you know!" he cried.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Dawson turned around, right enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at Freddy, wide-eyed.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "And what a hope that guy has.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And what a hope that guy has.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at Freddy, wide-eyed.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His head, and _not_ the plane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His head, and _not_ the plane.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "And what a hope that guy has.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, what do you know!" he cried.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at Freddy, wide-eyed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His head, and _not_ the plane.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading His head, and _not_ the plane.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Dawson turned around, right enough.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And what a hope that guy has.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His head, and _not_ the plane.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Dawson turned around, right enough.
(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, what do you know!" he cried.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what do you know!" he cried.
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
From this reading He looked at Freddy, wide-eyed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, what do you know!" he cried.
Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 437 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 9 holds 437 sentences of Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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