Chapter 3 of Cap'n Dan's Daughter is here in full — 595 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Cap'n Dan's Daughter is here in full — 595 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“SCARFORD!” screamed the brakeman, throwing open the car door. “Scarford!” Mrs. Dott, umbrella in hand, was already in the aisle. Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above. It was a brand-new suitcase.
Chapter 3 of Cap'n Dan's Daughter is here in full — 595 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading “Mrs. Dott, umbrella in hand, was already in the aisle.”
a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
From this reading ““SCARFORD!” screamed the brakeman, throwing open the car door.”
conspicuously new
From this reading “It was a brand-new suitcase.”
go at a rack
From this reading “Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ““SCARFORD!” screamed the brakeman, throwing open the car door.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.”
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading “Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.”
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading “Mrs. Dott, umbrella in hand, was already in the aisle.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It was a brand-new suitcase.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading Mrs. Dott, umbrella in hand, was already in the aisle.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Mrs. Dott, umbrella in hand, was already in the aisle.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
From this reading “SCARFORD!” screamed the brakeman, throwing open the car door.
conspicuously new
From this reading It was a brand-new suitcase.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “SCARFORD!” screamed the brakeman, throwing open the car door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “SCARFORD!” screamed the brakeman, throwing open the car door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Dott, umbrella in hand, was already in the aisle.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mrs. Dott, umbrella in hand, was already in the aisle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Dott, umbrella in hand, was already in the aisle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a brand-new suitcase.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Dott, umbrella in hand, was already in the aisle.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “SCARFORD!” screamed the brakeman, throwing open the car door.
go at a rack
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “SCARFORD!” screamed the brakeman, throwing open the car door.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “SCARFORD!” screamed the brakeman, throwing open the car door.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
having a supporting base
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “SCARFORD!” screamed the brakeman, throwing open the car door.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “SCARFORD!” screamed the brakeman, throwing open the car door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Dan, standing between the seats, was struggling to get the suitcase down from the rack above.
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading Mrs. Dott, umbrella in hand, was already in the aisle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Dott, umbrella in hand, was already in the aisle.
Chapter 3 of Cap'n Dan's Daughter by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 595 sentences, grouped into 119 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 3 holds 595 sentences of Cap'n Dan's Daughter, unabridged, divided into 119 reading sections.
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