Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out. "The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?" "You heard me!" Dave said firmly. "Look, Freddy.
Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “"Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “"Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “"Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “Dave said firmly.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “"Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"You heard me!"”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “"Look, Freddy.”
express in words
From this reading “"The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?"”
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the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?"
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading "Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave said firmly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.
with resolute determination
From this reading Dave said firmly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look, Freddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading "Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "You heard me!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look, Freddy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You heard me!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading "The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dave said firmly.
express in words
From this reading "The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Good grief!" the English-born air ace choked out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The H.Q. for von Staube and von Gault, did you say?"
Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 418 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 8 holds 418 sentences of Dave Dawson with the Commandos, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos by Robert Sidney Bowen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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