Chapter 1 of Dutch the Diver is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dutch the Diver is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London. This edition dated 1883. Dutch the Diver, by George Manville Fenn. ________________________________________________________________________ DUTCH THE DIVER, BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. STORY ONE, CHAPTER ONE.
Chapter 1 of Dutch the Diver is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “STORY ONE, CHAPTER ONE.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “This edition dated 1883.”
someone who works underwater
From this reading “Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.”
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading “Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “This edition dated 1883.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.”
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From this reading This edition dated 1883.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
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From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading STORY ONE, CHAPTER ONE.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This edition dated 1883.
someone who works underwater
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This edition dated 1883.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
small in range or scope
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading STORY ONE, CHAPTER ONE.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading STORY ONE, CHAPTER ONE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake By George Manville Fenn Published by Cassell and Company Limited, London.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This edition dated 1883.
Chapter 1 of Dutch the Diver by George Manville Fenn holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 1 holds 435 sentences of Dutch the Diver, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Dutch the Diver by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 435 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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