Chapter 5 of Dave Dawson with the Eighth Air Force is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dave Dawson with the Eighth Air Force is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Farmer must be right!" Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself. "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago. And there hasn't been a single word from either of them." Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.
Chapter 5 of Dave Dawson with the Eighth Air Force is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading “"Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.”
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 “Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.”
possessive form of “colonel” — 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 “Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “"Farmer must be right!"”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “"Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “And there hasn't been a single word from either of them."”
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In this reading “And there hasn't been a single word from either of them."”
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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 there hasn't been a single word from either of them."
in the past
From this reading "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Farmer must be right!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And there hasn't been a single word from either of them."
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.
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 Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.
possessive form of “colonel” — 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 Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.
to say again or imitate
From this reading Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.
one or the other of two
From this reading And there hasn't been a single word from either of them."
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "Farmer must be right!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there hasn't been a single word from either of them."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Farmer must be right!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there hasn't been a single word from either of them."
above and across; more than
From this reading Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Farmer must be right!"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading And there hasn't been a single word from either of them."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Both Hall and Perkins were to have reported from that area days ago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And there hasn't been a single word from either of them."
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there hasn't been a single word from either of them."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Colonel Fraser said, tight-lipped, as though he were speaking to himself.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading And there hasn't been a single word from either of them."
the words that are spoken
From this reading Silence settled over the room as the Colonel's words were lost to the echo.
Chapter 5 of Dave Dawson with the Eighth Air Force by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
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