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Dick Sands, the Boy Captain
Dick Sands, the Boy Captain

Chapter XXXV

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DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM.
"Off we go!"
It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
Dingo was lying at his feet.
Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dick Sands, the Boy Captain

Chapter XXXV

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM.
Line 2
"Off we go!"
Line 3
It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.
Line 4
Dingo was lying at his feet.
Line 5
Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.”

Dick noun US /dick/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.”

Support verb US /səˈpɔːrt/

to provide what someone needs in order to live

From this reading “It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.”

All words in this reading · 38

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addressing

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Dingo was lying at his feet.

Benedict

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

consciousness

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From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.

Cousin

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

debilitated

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

Dick

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

Dingo

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From this reading Dingo was lying at his feet.

DOWN

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From this reading DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM.

DRIFTING

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From this reading DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM.

feet

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From this reading Dingo was lying at his feet.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

frightfully

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

go

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From this reading "Off we go!"

gradually

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From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.

Hercules

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Dingo was lying at his feet.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

leaning

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

lying

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From this reading Dingo was lying at his feet.

Mrs

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From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

Off

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From this reading "Off we go!"

recent

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

recovered

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From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.

Sands

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

STREAM

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From this reading DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM.

sufferings

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/

to provide what someone needs in order to live

From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DRIFTING DOWN THE STREAM.

voice

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From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Off we go!"

Weldon

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From this reading Mrs. Weldon gradually recovered her consciousness.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading It was the voice of Hercules addressing Dick Sands, who, frightfully debilitated by recent sufferings, was leaning against Cousin Benedict for support.