Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed. "I'm sore we didn't stop them, though. After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug. Well, one thing, and that's final. From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an administrative unit of government
From this reading “From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.”
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading “From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"Well, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “Well, one thing, and that's final.”
the quantity that can be held in a mug
From this reading “After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.”
that have been left
From this reading “From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.”
cause fear in
From this reading “After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.”
hurting
From this reading “"I'm sore we didn't stop them, though.”
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In this reading “From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.”
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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 "Well, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed.
later than; following
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, one thing, and that's final.
an administrative unit of government
From this reading From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Well, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Well, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Well, one thing, and that's final.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
the act of departing
From this reading From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sore we didn't stop them, though.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
go away from a place
From this reading From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Well, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed.
the quantity that can be held in a mug
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, one thing, and that's final.
that have been left
From this reading From now on I'm not going to leave my gun parked in a bureau drawer.
cause fear in
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Well, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed.
hurting
From this reading "I'm sore we didn't stop them, though.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "I'm sore we didn't stop them, though.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, one thing, and that's final.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I'm sore we didn't stop them, though.
a special situation
From this reading Well, one thing, and that's final.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I'm sore we didn't stop them, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I'm sore we didn't stop them, though.
(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, mine didn't exactly send me a letter," Dave echoed.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After that scare it would have done me a world of good to go to work on his mug.
Chapter 2 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of Dave Dawson with the Commandos, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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