Chapter 22 of Davenport Dunn, a Man of Our Day. Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Davenport Dunn, a Man of Our Day. Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes. “Yes, sir; she sailed yesterday.” “Sailed, and for where?” “For Malta, sir, in the Euxine steamer. Gone to her brother in the Crimea.
Chapter 22 of Davenport Dunn, a Man of Our Day. Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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replying
From this reading ““Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.”
a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
From this reading “Gone to her brother in the Crimea.”
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading ““For Malta, sir, in the Euxine steamer.”
produced or growing in extreme abundance
From this reading ““Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.”
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading ““Yes, sir; she sailed yesterday.””
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading ““For Malta, sir, in the Euxine steamer.”
plural of “welcome” — the state of being welcome
From this reading ““Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading ““Yes, sir; she sailed yesterday.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
replying
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Gone to her brother in the Crimea.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
From this reading Gone to her brother in the Crimea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For Malta, sir, in the Euxine steamer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Sailed, and for where?”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gone to her brother in the Crimea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “For Malta, sir, in the Euxine steamer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading “For Malta, sir, in the Euxine steamer.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
produced or growing in extreme abundance
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “Yes, sir; she sailed yesterday.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir; she sailed yesterday.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “For Malta, sir, in the Euxine steamer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For Malta, sir, in the Euxine steamer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
plural of “welcome” — the state of being welcome
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Is she gone?--where to?” cried Dunn, without answering Mr. Hankes's profuse salutations and welcomes.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir; she sailed yesterday.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Yes, sir; she sailed yesterday.”
Chapter 22 of Davenport Dunn, a Man of Our Day. Volume 2 (of 2) by Charles Lever holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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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