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Frances Waldeaux: A Novel

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Frances Waldeaux: A Novel is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Rebecca Harding Davis • Curated US English Learning Edition

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In another minute the Kaiser Wilhelm would push off from her pier in Hoboken.

The last bell had rung, the last uniformed officer and white-jacketed steward had scurried up the gangway.

The pier was massed with people who had come to bid their friends good-by.

They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

Now they stood looking up to the crowded decks, shouting out last fond words.

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Frances Waldeaux: A Novel

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Frances Waldeaux: A Novel is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

In another minute the Kaiser Wilhelm would push off from her pier in Hoboken.

Line 2

The last bell had rung, the last uniformed officer and white-jacketed steward had scurried up the gangway.

Line 3

The pier was massed with people who had come to bid their friends good-by.

Line 4

They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

Line 5

Now they stood looking up to the crowded decks, shouting out last fond words.

Learner Dictionary

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Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “Now they stood looking up to the crowded decks, shouting out last fond words.”

All words in this reading · 63

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Ach

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all

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From this reading They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

and

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another

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From this reading In another minute the Kaiser Wilhelm would push off from her pier in Hoboken.

been

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From this reading They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

bell

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From this reading The last bell had rung, the last uniformed officer and white-jacketed steward had scurried up the gangway.

bewahre

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bid

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From this reading The pier was massed with people who had come to bid their friends good-by.

come

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crowded

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decks

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Dick

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embracing

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fond

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friends

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from

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gangway

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Germans

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good-by

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From this reading The pier was massed with people who had come to bid their friends good-by.

Gott

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From this reading They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

had

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From this reading The last bell had rung, the last uniformed officer and white-jacketed steward had scurried up the gangway.

her

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Hoboken

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In

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Kaiser

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kissing

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From this reading They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

last

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From this reading The last bell had rung, the last uniformed officer and white-jacketed steward had scurried up the gangway.

lieber

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looking

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From this reading Now they stood looking up to the crowded decks, shouting out last fond words.

massed

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From this reading The pier was massed with people who had come to bid their friends good-by.

mein

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From this reading They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

minute

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Now

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of

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off

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officer

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out

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people

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pier

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push

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rung

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From this reading The last bell had rung, the last uniformed officer and white-jacketed steward had scurried up the gangway.

Sckatz

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From this reading They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

scurried

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From this reading The last bell had rung, the last uniformed officer and white-jacketed steward had scurried up the gangway.

shouting

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From this reading Now they stood looking up to the crowded decks, shouting out last fond words.

sobs

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From this reading They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

steward

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From this reading The last bell had rung, the last uniformed officer and white-jacketed steward had scurried up the gangway.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Now they stood looking up to the crowded decks, shouting out last fond words.

the

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From this reading In another minute the Kaiser Wilhelm would push off from her pier in Hoboken.

their

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From this reading The pier was massed with people who had come to bid their friends good-by.

there

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From this reading They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

They

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From this reading They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

to

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From this reading The pier was massed with people who had come to bid their friends good-by.

uniformed

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From this reading The last bell had rung, the last uniformed officer and white-jacketed steward had scurried up the gangway.

unlimited

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From this reading They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

up

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From this reading The last bell had rung, the last uniformed officer and white-jacketed steward had scurried up the gangway.

was

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From this reading The pier was massed with people who had come to bid their friends good-by.

were

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From this reading They were all Germans, and there had been unlimited embracing and kissing and sobs of "Ach! mein lieber Sckatz!" and "Gott bewahre Dick!"

white-jacketed

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From this reading The last bell had rung, the last uniformed officer and white-jacketed steward had scurried up the gangway.

who

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Wilhelm

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with

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words

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would

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From this reading In another minute the Kaiser Wilhelm would push off from her pier in Hoboken.

Chapter 1 of Frances Waldeaux: A Novel by Rebecca Harding Davis holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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