Chapter 13 of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick. We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best. I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute. He smells like a very bad man to me.” “Well, I’ve got it all worked out,” said Polynesia.
Chapter 13 of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “He smells like a very bad man to me.””
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.”
the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
From this reading ““Well, I’ve got it all worked out,” said Polynesia.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading ““Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.”
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “He smells like a very bad man to me.””
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ““Well, I’ve got it all worked out,” said Polynesia.”
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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 I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.
later than; following
From this reading We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Well, I’ve got it all worked out,” said Polynesia.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He smells like a very bad man to me.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, I’ve got it all worked out,” said Polynesia.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smells like a very bad man to me.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I’ve got it all worked out,” said Polynesia.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, I’ve got it all worked out,” said Polynesia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.
go away from a place
From this reading I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He smells like a very bad man to me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He smells like a very bad man to me.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Well, I’ve got it all worked out,” said Polynesia.
the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
From this reading “Well, I’ve got it all worked out,” said Polynesia.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading He smells like a very bad man to me.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can’t reach the Capa Blancas before the day after to-morrow at best.
precisely as stated
From this reading He smells like a very bad man to me.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I’ve got it all worked out,” said Polynesia.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I don’t like to leave the Doctor alone with him for a minute.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Well, I’ve got it all worked out,” said Polynesia.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said Jip, “and we ought to do something pretty quick.
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