Chapter 24 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DIVING-BELL. To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply. Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack. She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her. Thus Mrs. Weldon knew what to believe.
Chapter 24 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.”
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.”
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading “She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Thus Mrs. Weldon knew what to believe.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
someone who is a detective
From this reading To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
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From this reading THE DIVING-BELL.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Thus Mrs. Weldon knew what to believe.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
on one occasion
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.
express in words
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIVING-BELL.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus Mrs. Weldon knew what to believe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading To this unexpected revelation Dick Sand could not reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, Mrs. Weldon had gone back at once to her place beside little Jack.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thus Mrs. Weldon knew what to believe.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She evidently did not wish to say any more about it, and the young novice had not the courage to detain her.
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