Chapter 5 of The Chaplain of the Fleet is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Chaplain of the Fleet is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW KITTY WITNESSED A FLEET WEDDING. Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read. He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me. "Lawrence, then," he said softly, "Lawrence is dead! Lawrence Pleydell is dead!
Chapter 5 of The Chaplain of the Fleet is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading “HOW KITTY WITNESSED A FLEET WEDDING.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “HOW KITTY WITNESSED A FLEET WEDDING.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “"Lawrence, then," he said softly, "Lawrence is dead!”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “HOW KITTY WITNESSED A FLEET WEDDING.”
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading “HOW KITTY WITNESSED A FLEET WEDDING.”
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move out or away
In this reading “Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW KITTY WITNESSED A FLEET WEDDING.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Lawrence, then," he said softly, "Lawrence is dead!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading HOW KITTY WITNESSED A FLEET WEDDING.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW KITTY WITNESSED A FLEET WEDDING.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lawrence, then," he said softly, "Lawrence is dead!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading HOW KITTY WITNESSED A FLEET WEDDING.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading "Lawrence, then," he said softly, "Lawrence is dead!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
above and across; more than
From this reading He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lawrence Pleydell is dead!
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Lawrence, then," he said softly, "Lawrence is dead!
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.
with low volume
From this reading "Lawrence, then," he said softly, "Lawrence is dead!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I pulled out my father's letter, and gave it to him to read.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took it, read it carefully, nodding gravely over each sentence, and then returned it to me.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading HOW KITTY WITNESSED A FLEET WEDDING.
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading HOW KITTY WITNESSED A FLEET WEDDING.
Chapter 5 of The Chaplain of the Fleet by Walter Besant holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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.
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