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Chapter 2 of Dutch the Diver is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm. "He must never go down again. Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his. "But she is beautiful indeed!" muttered the Cuban. "My darling," whispered Dutch, "be a woman.
Chapter 2 of Dutch the Diver is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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of a light grey
From this reading “Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba
From this reading “"But she is beautiful indeed!" muttered the Cuban.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"My darling," whispered Dutch, "be a woman.”
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading “"My darling," whispered Dutch, "be a woman.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “"No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"But she is beautiful indeed!" muttered the Cuban.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “"He must never go down again.”
In this reading “"No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My darling," whispered Dutch, "be a woman.
anew
From this reading "He must never go down again.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
of a light grey
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My darling," whispered Dutch, "be a woman.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "But she is beautiful indeed!" muttered the Cuban.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But she is beautiful indeed!" muttered the Cuban.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba
From this reading "But she is beautiful indeed!" muttered the Cuban.
a special loved one
From this reading "My darling," whispered Dutch, "be a woman.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "He must never go down again.
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading "My darling," whispered Dutch, "be a woman.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "He must never go down again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He must never go down again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "But she is beautiful indeed!" muttered the Cuban.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But she is beautiful indeed!" muttered the Cuban.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must never go down again.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "But she is beautiful indeed!" muttered the Cuban.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My darling," whispered Dutch, "be a woman.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "He must never go down again.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
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From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, no, no!" exclaimed Mrs Pugh, leaping off to catch her husband by the arm.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "My darling," whispered Dutch, "be a woman.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "My darling," whispered Dutch, "be a woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Promise me you will not go," she cried, turning her ashy face up to his.
Chapter 2 of Dutch the Diver by George Manville Fenn holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 423 sentences of Dutch the Diver, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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