Chapter 6 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod. "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright. But why should they be? Oh, nuts! I'm just yelling down a rain barrel.
Chapter 6 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading “I'm just yelling down a rain barrel.”
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “"But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.”
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading “"But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “"But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “"Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “Oh, nuts!”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “I'm just yelling down a rain barrel.”
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading “I'm just yelling down a rain barrel.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 "Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading I'm just yelling down a rain barrel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But why should they be?
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I'm just yelling down a rain barrel.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm just yelling down a rain barrel.
and nothing more
From this reading I'm just yelling down a rain barrel.
express or signify by nodding
From this reading "Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Oh, nuts!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, nuts!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading I'm just yelling down a rain barrel.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But why should they be?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But here's hoping the birds on the _other_ side of the Channel aren't so bright.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But why should they be?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why should they be?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod.
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading I'm just yelling down a rain barrel.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I guess that's right," Dave said with a nod.
Chapter 6 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 420 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 6 holds 420 sentences of Dave Dawson with the Commandos, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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