Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy. "Return to your regiment!" "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart. "I have a report of my own. It has nothing to do with this other thing.
Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearless and daring
From this reading “"Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.”
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading “"Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.”
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
place in proper rank
From this reading “"Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “"Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “"Return to your regiment!"”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “"I have a report of my own.”
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “"Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"I have a report of my own.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have a report of my own.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.
fearless and daring
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It has nothing to do with this other thing.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has nothing to do with this other thing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a report of my own.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a report of my own.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has nothing to do with this other thing.
place in proper rank
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It has nothing to do with this other thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have a report of my own.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It has nothing to do with this other thing.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "I have a report of my own.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading "Return to your regiment!"
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "I have a report of my own.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Return to your regiment!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.
a special situation
From this reading It has nothing to do with this other thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It has nothing to do with this other thing.
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading "Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Return to your regiment!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
during the time that
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It has nothing to do with this other thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't you hear my orders?" he thundered at the motionless Freddy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Return to your regiment!"
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Your pardon, _Herr_ Field Marshal," the English youth spoke up bold as brass, while ice formed about Dave's heart.
Chapter 9 of Dave Dawson with the Commandos by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 9 holds 423 sentences of Dave Dawson with the Commandos, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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