Chapter 4 of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick! Give him a teaser!" "You know how to make him bite!" "Two down! Only one more Dick, old man!"
Chapter 4 of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick!”
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “"You know how to make him bite!"”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick!”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give him a teaser!"”
engage in
From this reading “"You know how to make him bite!"”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick!”
a worker who teases wool
From this reading “Give him a teaser!"”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “"Two down!”
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a man who is very old
In this reading “Only one more Dick, old man!"”
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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 Give him a teaser!"
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick!
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading "You know how to make him bite!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick!
someone who is a detective
From this reading TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Two down!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give him a teaser!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give him a teaser!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know how to make him bite!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know how to make him bite!"
engage in
From this reading "You know how to make him bite!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Only one more Dick, old man!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Only one more Dick, old man!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Only one more Dick, old man!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one more Dick, old man!"
and nothing more
From this reading Only one more Dick, old man!"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick!
a worker who teases wool
From this reading Give him a teaser!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE AUTO SHOW "Come on now, Dick!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two down!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know how to make him bite!"
Chapter 4 of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car by Howard Roger Garis holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 4 holds 230 sentences of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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