Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson with the Air Corps is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson with the Air Corps is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And not a single bit of identification!” Freddy Farmer breathed. “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand. “And my guess is that this will identify him to Colonel Welsh. Gosh!
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson with the Air Corps is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading ““So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.”
past form of “bounce” — spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading ““So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.”
uttered without voice
From this reading “Freddy Farmer breathed.”
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading ““So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.”
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
From this reading ““So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.”
the act of designating or identifying something
From this reading ““And not a single bit of identification!””
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
From this reading ““And my guess is that this will identify him to Colonel Welsh.”
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading ““So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.”
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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 not a single bit of identification!”
plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And not a single bit of identification!”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “And not a single bit of identification!”
past form of “bounce” — spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
uttered without voice
From this reading Freddy Farmer breathed.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Freddy Farmer breathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freddy Farmer breathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gosh!
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “And my guess is that this will identify him to Colonel Welsh.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And my guess is that this will identify him to Colonel Welsh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
the act of designating or identifying something
From this reading “And not a single bit of identification!”
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
From this reading “And my guess is that this will identify him to Colonel Welsh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And my guess is that this will identify him to Colonel Welsh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And my guess is that this will identify him to Colonel Welsh.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And not a single bit of identification!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And not a single bit of identification!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “And not a single bit of identification!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And my guess is that this will identify him to Colonel Welsh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And my guess is that this will identify him to Colonel Welsh.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading “And my guess is that this will identify him to Colonel Welsh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So it’s certain that he was one of Colonel Welsh’s agents,” Dave said, and bounced the copper disc in his hand.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And my guess is that this will identify him to Colonel Welsh.
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson with the Air Corps 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 2 holds 443 sentences of Dave Dawson with the Air Corps, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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