Chapter 30 of A Perfect Fool: A Novel is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of A Perfect Fool: A Novel is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. MARRABLE AGAIN. The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again. He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society. Now the one was as difficult to get as the other.
Chapter 30 of A Perfect Fool: A Novel is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.”
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
From this reading “The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Now the one was as difficult to get as the other.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.”
past form of “recommend” — push for something
From this reading “He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.”
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading “The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.”
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In this reading “The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.”
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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 The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
anew
From this reading MARRABLE AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now the one was as difficult to get as the other.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Now the one was as difficult to get as the other.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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From this reading MARRABLE AGAIN.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the one was as difficult to get as the other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Now the one was as difficult to get as the other.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
past form of “recommend” — push for something
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
a special situation
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
(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 The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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