Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Me too!" Freddy said with a heavy sigh. "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war. It was in a camp in England, an infantry training camp. A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.”
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading “A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.”
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.”
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading “It was in a camp in England, an infantry training camp.”
-ing form of “sabotage” — destroy property or hinder normal operations
From this reading “A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Freddy said with a heavy sigh.”
catch sight of
From this reading “A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.”
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading “It was in a camp in England, an infantry training camp.”
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 “It was in a camp in England, an infantry training camp.”
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 Freddy said with a heavy sigh.
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was in a camp in England, an infantry training camp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading It was in a camp in England, an infantry training camp.
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading It was in a camp in England, an infantry training camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freddy said with a heavy sigh.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Freddy said with a heavy sigh.
be the source of pain
From this reading A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading It was in a camp in England, an infantry training camp.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in a camp in England, an infantry training camp.
immediately past
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me too!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
on one occasion
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
-ing form of “sabotage” — destroy property or hinder normal operations
From this reading A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Freddy said with a heavy sigh.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Freddy said with a heavy sigh.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
catch sight of
From this reading A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Me too!"
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading It was in a camp in England, an infantry training camp.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "I heard a story once of something that happened in the last war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in a camp in England, an infantry training camp.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A spy was sabotaging things, causing gun accidents, and several chaps were hurt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Freddy said with a heavy sigh.
Chapter 8 of Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet by Robert Sidney Bowen holds 419 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 419 sentences of Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet by Robert Sidney Bowen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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