Chapter 3 of Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DOCTOR. "And his wound? Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit. "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?" "In a few weeks, if no fever sets in."
Chapter 3 of Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
From this reading “"No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"”
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “"No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"”
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “"No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “"In a few weeks, if no fever sets in."”
past form of “fracture” — violate or abuse
From this reading “"No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"”
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading “"No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “"In a few weeks, if no fever sets in."”
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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 Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
anew
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And his wound?
a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE DOCTOR.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading "In a few weeks, if no fever sets in."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "In a few weeks, if no fever sets in."
past form of “fracture” — violate or abuse
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And his wound?
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From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "In a few weeks, if no fever sets in."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In a few weeks, if no fever sets in."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading "In a few weeks, if no fever sets in."
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
in the near future
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOCTOR.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Is it a serious one?" said a round, full voice, as the doctor left my room at the conclusion of his visit.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "In a few weeks, if no fever sets in."
(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 "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
the least favorable outcome
From this reading "No, sir; a fractured bone is the worst of it,--the bullet grazed, but did not cut the artery, and as--" "Well, how soon will he be about again?"
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading "And his wound?
Chapter 3 of Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Charles Lever holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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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