Chapter 25 of Barbara Hale: A Doctor's Daughter is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Barbara Hale: A Doctor's Daughter is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her. “Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky. He had never called her “Miss Barbara” before. “Come on over! It’s all right.
Chapter 25 of Barbara Hale: A Doctor's Daughter is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a gay manner
From this reading ““Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.”
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.”
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading “A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.”
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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 A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
(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 It’s all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had never called her “Miss Barbara” before.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on over!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
in a gay manner
From this reading “Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never called her “Miss Barbara” before.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s all right.
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had never called her “Miss Barbara” before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on over!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Come on over!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.
with speed
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It’s all right.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
cut with a saw
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
in the direction of
From this reading A REVELATION Nicky saw Babs quickly as she stepped out from the shrubbery, and he hailed her joyfully, running towards her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Hello, Miss Barbara!” he called gaily, which was pretty good for Nicky.
Chapter 25 of Barbara Hale: A Doctor's Daughter by Lilian Garis holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 25 holds 168 sentences of Barbara Hale: A Doctor's Daughter, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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