Chapter 1 of Dave Dawson on the Russian Front is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Dave Dawson on the Russian Front is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Okay, okay!" Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed. "It's dear old England. A wonderful country, a great place. And you're tickled silly to be here.
Chapter 1 of Dave Dawson on the Russian Front is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.”
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 “Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"Okay, okay!"”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “And you're tickled silly to be here.”
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “And you're tickled silly to be here.”
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In this reading “Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.”
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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 Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And you're tickled silly to be here.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A wonderful country, a great place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
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 Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
dearly loved
From this reading "It's dear old England.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "It's dear old England.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A wonderful country, a great place.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And you're tickled silly to be here.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's dear old England.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Okay, okay!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "It's dear old England.
above and across; more than
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A wonderful country, a great place.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading And you're tickled silly to be here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading And you're tickled silly to be here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dave Dawson growled, and rolled over to a more comfortable position in the hotel bed.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading A wonderful country, a great place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And you're tickled silly to be here.
Chapter 1 of Dave Dawson on the Russian Front by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 1 holds 406 sentences of Dave Dawson on the Russian Front, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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