Chapter 20 of A Girl of the Commune is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of A Girl of the Commune is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Apoplexy!" Dr. Edwardes exclaimed, as soon as he entered. "Cut his sleeve open, Cuthbert. Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk. He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.
Chapter 20 of A Girl of the Commune is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
From this reading “"Apoplexy!"”
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading “Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.”
an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
From this reading “He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “"Cut his sleeve open, Cuthbert.”
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.”
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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 Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
From this reading "Apoplexy!"
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr. Edwardes exclaimed, as soon as he entered.
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Cut his sleeve open, Cuthbert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cut his sleeve open, Cuthbert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Edwardes exclaimed, as soon as he entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Edwardes exclaimed, as soon as he entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Dr. Edwardes exclaimed, as soon as he entered.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Dr. Edwardes exclaimed, as soon as he entered.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Edwardes exclaimed, as soon as he entered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Cut his sleeve open, Cuthbert.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.
an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
From this reading He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Cut his sleeve open, Cuthbert.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.
term of address for a man
From this reading Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading "Cut his sleeve open, Cuthbert.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.
in the near future
From this reading Dr. Edwardes exclaimed, as soon as he entered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading He took a lancet from his pocket and opened a vein in the arm.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Fetch a basin, sir, and some water," he added to the clerk.
Chapter 20 of A Girl of the Commune by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 318 sentences, grouped into 64 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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