Chapter 10 of Vanderdecken is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Vanderdecken is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RED BEARDED ONE “Hullo!” said Hank. “What the devil do you want?” “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator. “You are.” “You’re the man that’s going after the Dutchman?”
Chapter 10 of Vanderdecken is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading ““Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.”
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading “THE RED BEARDED ONE “Hullo!” said Hank.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading ““What the devil do you want?””
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading ““You’re the man that’s going after the Dutchman?””
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading ““Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.”
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading “THE RED BEARDED ONE “Hullo!” said Hank.”
any new participant in some activity
From this reading ““Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.”
someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
From this reading ““Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
later than; following
From this reading “You’re the man that’s going after the Dutchman?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading THE RED BEARDED ONE “Hullo!” said Hank.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “What the devil do you want?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What the devil do you want?”
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading “You’re the man that’s going after the Dutchman?”
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
the act of departing
From this reading “You’re the man that’s going after the Dutchman?”
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading THE RED BEARDED ONE “Hullo!” said Hank.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
an expression of greeting
From this reading THE RED BEARDED ONE “Hullo!” said Hank.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You’re the man that’s going after the Dutchman?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
any new participant in some activity
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE RED BEARDED ONE “Hullo!” said Hank.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE RED BEARDED ONE “Hullo!” said Hank.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE RED BEARDED ONE “Hullo!” said Hank.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re the man that’s going after the Dutchman?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED BEARDED ONE “Hullo!” said Hank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mr. Fisher?” asked the newcomer, addressing himself to the town lot speculator.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What the devil do you want?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What the devil do you want?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What the devil do you want?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re the man that’s going after the Dutchman?”
Chapter 10 of Vanderdecken by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 10 holds 130 sentences of Vanderdecken, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Vanderdecken by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 26 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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