Chapter I
Chapter 1
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XVII. Dr. BUTTS'S PATIENT. XVIII. MAURICE KIRKWOOD'S STORY OF HIS LIFE. XIX.
A Mortal Antipathy
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XVII.
Dr.
BUTTS'S
PATIENT.
XVIII.
MAURICE
KIRKWOOD'S
STORY
OF
HIS
LIFE.
XIX.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
A Mortal Antipathy
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of A Mortal Antipathy is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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XVII.
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Dr.
BUTTS'S
PATIENT.
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XVIII.
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MAURICE
KIRKWOOD'S
STORY
OF
HIS
LIFE.
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XIX.
Learner Dictionary
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life
noun
US /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “MAURICE KIRKWOOD'S STORY OF HIS LIFE.”
patient
noun
US /ˈpeɪʃənt/
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “Dr. BUTTS'S PATIENT.”
story
noun
US /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “MAURICE KIRKWOOD'S STORY OF HIS LIFE.”
All words in this reading · 12
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BUTTS'S
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From this reading Dr. BUTTS'S PATIENT.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. BUTTS'S PATIENT.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MAURICE KIRKWOOD'S STORY OF HIS LIFE.
KIRKWOOD'S
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From this reading MAURICE KIRKWOOD'S STORY OF HIS LIFE.
LIFEnounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading MAURICE KIRKWOOD'S STORY OF HIS LIFE.
MAURICE
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From this reading MAURICE KIRKWOOD'S STORY OF HIS LIFE.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAURICE KIRKWOOD'S STORY OF HIS LIFE.
PATIENTnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/
a person who requires medical care
From this reading Dr. BUTTS'S PATIENT.
STORYnounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading MAURICE KIRKWOOD'S STORY OF HIS LIFE.
XIXnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading XIX.
XVIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
From this reading XVII.
XVIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
From this reading XVIII.
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