Chapter 35 of Dick Sands, the Boy Captain is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Dick Sands, the Boy Captain is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM. "Off we go!" It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support. Dingo was lying at his feet. Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.
Chapter 35 of Dick Sands, the Boy Captain is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading “It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.”
lacking energy or vitality
From this reading “It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.”
wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia
From this reading “Dingo was lying at his feet.”
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading “DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.”
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
From this reading “It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.”
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.”
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading “It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.”
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-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dingo was lying at his feet.
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
lacking energy or vitality
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
someone who is a detective
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia
From this reading Dingo was lying at his feet.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM.
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Dingo was lying at his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
used as intensifiers
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Off we go!"
in a gradual manner
From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dingo was lying at his feet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Dingo was lying at his feet.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Off we go!"
new
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM.
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Off we go!"
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.
which person or people
From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
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