Chapter 5 of Dutch the Diver is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dutch the Diver is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No: oh, no," she replied. "I'm quite calm now. Ah, here's Miss Studwick." "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father. "Yes, I could not stay," Sobbed Hester.
Chapter 5 of Dutch the Diver is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.”
make calm or still
From this reading “"I'm quite calm now.”
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “"You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “"You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"Yes, I could not stay," Sobbed Hester.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Yes, I could not stay," Sobbed Hester.”
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From this reading Ah, here's Miss Studwick."
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
make calm or still
From this reading "I'm quite calm now.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Yes, I could not stay," Sobbed Hester.
a female human offspring
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, here's Miss Studwick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I could not stay," Sobbed Hester.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I could not stay," Sobbed Hester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm quite calm now.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Ah, here's Miss Studwick."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
not any; not one
From this reading "No: oh, no," she replied.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, I could not stay," Sobbed Hester.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I'm quite calm now.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "No: oh, no," she replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I'm quite calm now.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No: oh, no," she replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No: oh, no," she replied.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "Yes, I could not stay," Sobbed Hester.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Yes, I could not stay," Sobbed Hester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, here's Miss Studwick."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
which person or people
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I could not stay," Sobbed Hester.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You here, Mrs Pugh!" exclaimed the captain's daughter, who believed that she was coming to her father.
Chapter 5 of Dutch the Diver by George Manville Fenn holds 434 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 5 holds 434 sentences of Dutch the Diver, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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