Chapter 5 of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, I’d love that!” I cried. “Do you think the Doctor would let me?” “Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring. I’ll speak of it to him myself—Sh!
Chapter 5 of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading ““Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I cried.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ““Do you think the Doctor would let me?””
-ing form of “doctor” — alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
From this reading ““Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.”
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading ““Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.”
the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
From this reading ““Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.”
in the near future
From this reading ““Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.”
express in speech
From this reading “I’ll speak of it to him myself—Sh!”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think the Doctor would let me?”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Do you think the Doctor would let me?”
-ing form of “doctor” — alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
From this reading “Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ll speak of it to him myself—Sh!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I’d love that!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll speak of it to him myself—Sh!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ll speak of it to him myself—Sh!
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Do you think the Doctor would let me?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Oh, I’d love that!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you think the Doctor would let me?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I’ll speak of it to him myself—Sh!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’ll speak of it to him myself—Sh!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I’d love that!”
the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
From this reading “Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll speak of it to him myself—Sh!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.
in the near future
From this reading “Certainly,” said Polynesia—“as soon as you have learned something about doctoring.
express in speech
From this reading I’ll speak of it to him myself—Sh!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, I’d love that!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you think the Doctor would let me?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think the Doctor would let me?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ll speak of it to him myself—Sh!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Do you think the Doctor would let me?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think the Doctor would let me?”
Chapter 5 of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 211 sentences of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
Work through the 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 43 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4755 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1154 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #1154, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 396 minutes of reading across 951 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 24 chapters of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
