Chapter 7 of Dave Dawson with the Flying Tigers is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Dave Dawson with the Flying Tigers is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Of course!" the English youth replied. "And am I stupid. Smart work, Dave. And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing." Dawson glanced at him and blinked.
Chapter 7 of Dave Dawson with the Flying Tigers is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading “Dawson glanced at him and blinked.”
the lower side of anything
From this reading “And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."”
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “Dawson glanced at him and blinked.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Dawson glanced at him and blinked.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “Smart work, Dave.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “"And am I stupid.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “"Of course!" the English youth replied.”
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 “Dawson glanced at him and blinked.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course!" the English youth replied.”
In this reading “And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And am I stupid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And am I stupid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dawson glanced at him and blinked.
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Dawson glanced at him and blinked.
the lower side of anything
From this reading And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course!" the English youth replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Smart work, Dave.
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading Dawson glanced at him and blinked.
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 "Of course!" the English youth replied.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Dawson glanced at him and blinked.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dawson glanced at him and blinked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And am I stupid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course!" the English youth replied.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Of course!" the English youth replied.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Smart work, Dave.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "And am I stupid.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Of course!" the English youth replied.
a special situation
From this reading And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And by the way, thanks from the bottom of my heart, old thing."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Smart work, Dave.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Of course!" the English youth replied.
Chapter 7 of Dave Dawson with the Flying Tigers by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 410 sentences of Dave Dawson with the Flying Tigers, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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