Chapter 27 of Arrowsmith is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Arrowsmith is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged. I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk. Sterile. No good. And I’m hanged if I’ll study calculus this evening.
Chapter 27 of Arrowsmith is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a maker of arrows
From this reading “I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.”
a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
From this reading “And I’m hanged if I’ll study calculus this evening.”
repair by sewing
From this reading “I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.”
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “And I’m hanged if I’ll study calculus this evening.”
very bad
From this reading “I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.”
incapable of reproducing
From this reading “Sterile.”
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading “I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.”
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In this reading “I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.”
In this reading “I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.”
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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 I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.
highly skilled
From this reading I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
a maker of arrows
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
From this reading And I’m hanged if I’ll study calculus this evening.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
repair by sewing
From this reading I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading And I’m hanged if I’ll study calculus this evening.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading And I’m hanged if I’ll study calculus this evening.
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From this reading I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I’m hanged if I’ll study calculus this evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And I’m hanged if I’ll study calculus this evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.
not any; not one
From this reading No good.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
very bad
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
incapable of reproducing
From this reading Sterile.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading And I’m hanged if I’ll study calculus this evening.
a special situation
From this reading I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I Captain Martin Arrowsmith, M.R.C., came home to his good wife Leora, wailing, “I’m so rotten tired, and I feel kind of discouraged.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I haven’t accomplished a darn’ thing in this whole year at McGurk.
Chapter 27 of Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
Chapter 27 holds 280 sentences of Arrowsmith, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 280 sentences, grouped into 56 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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