Chapter 9 of Carolyn of the sunny heart is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Carolyn of the sunny heart is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment. The patient was then better, but still very weak. "A general breakdown," said the physician to Mr. Cameron. "No more than I expected. I have treated her now and then--and the baby.
Chapter 9 of Carolyn of the sunny heart is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.”
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
From this reading “"A general breakdown," said the physician to Mr. Cameron.”
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
From this reading “THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.”
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “The patient was then better, but still very weak.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"A general breakdown," said the physician to Mr. Cameron.”
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.”
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading “I have treated her now and then--and the baby.”
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reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.”
be restored
In this reading “THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.”
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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 general breakdown," said the physician to Mr. Cameron.
anew
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading I have treated her now and then--and the baby.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The patient was then better, but still very weak.
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
From this reading "A general breakdown," said the physician to Mr. Cameron.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The patient was then better, but still very weak.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
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From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "No more than I expected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "A general breakdown," said the physician to Mr. Cameron.
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have treated her now and then--and the baby.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have treated her now and then--and the baby.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No more than I expected.
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No more than I expected.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
not any; not one
From this reading "No more than I expected.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have treated her now and then--and the baby.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading The patient was then better, but still very weak.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "A general breakdown," said the physician to Mr. Cameron.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A general breakdown," said the physician to Mr. Cameron.
not in physical motion
From this reading The patient was then better, but still very weak.
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No more than I expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The patient was then better, but still very weak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A general breakdown," said the physician to Mr. Cameron.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading I have treated her now and then--and the baby.
precisely as stated
From this reading The patient was then better, but still very weak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The patient was then better, but still very weak.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading The patient was then better, but still very weak.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GRIFFIN The doctor went away and came back again before the pale lady's husband, for whom Mr. Cameron telephoned, arrived at the little apartment.
Chapter 9 of Carolyn of the sunny heart by Ruth Belmore Endicott holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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