Chapter 22 of All for a Scrap of Paper is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of All for a Scrap of Paper is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nancarrow, it's a nice day; it might be summer. I want you to get out." It was the doctor who spoke. "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented." "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
Chapter 22 of All for a Scrap of Paper is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."”
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “"Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."”
young domestic cat
From this reading “"I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “"Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “"I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"Nancarrow, it's a nice day; it might be summer.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “"Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “"Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."”
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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 "Nancarrow, it's a nice day; it might be summer.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
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 "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nancarrow, it's a nice day; it might be summer.
have
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Nancarrow, it's a nice day; it might be summer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It was the doctor who spoke.
at any time
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I want you to get out."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
only a very short time before
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want you to get out."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Nancarrow, it's a nice day; it might be summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nancarrow, it's a nice day; it might be summer.
young domestic cat
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Nancarrow, it's a nice day; it might be summer.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nancarrow, it's a nice day; it might be summer.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Nancarrow, it's a nice day; it might be summer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I want you to get out."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was the doctor who spoke.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "Nancarrow, it's a nice day; it might be summer.
the rays of the sun
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the doctor who spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want you to get out."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want you to get out."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the doctor who spoke.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
which person or people
From this reading It was the doctor who spoke.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I know you feel weak, but one hour in the sunshine will do you more good than all the medicine ever invented."
but in spite of that
From this reading "I can hardly bear to move my arm yet," said Bob; "and I am as weak as a kitten."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want you to get out."
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