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Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"The doctor! the doctor!" cried Cleg; "send for him quickly.
I have something I must tell him."
And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.
When he came in he looked at Cleg quickly.
"Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.
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Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"The doctor! the doctor!" cried Cleg; "send for him quickly.
Line 2
I have something I must tell him."
/aɪ hæv ˈsʌmθɪŋ aɪ mʌst tel hɪm/
Line 3
And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.
Line 4
When he came in he looked at Cleg quickly.
Line 5
"Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Douglas noun US /ˈdʌɡləs/

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading “"Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.”

folded verb US /ˈfoʊldəd/

past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other

From this reading “"Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.”

Kelly noun US /ˈkeli/

United States circus clown (1898-1979)

From this reading “And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.”

lithe adjective US /laɪð/

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

From this reading “And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.”

obediently adverb US /oʊˈbiːdiəntli/

in an obedient manner

From this reading “And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.”

queried verb US /ˈkwɪrid/

inflected form of “query” — pose a question

From this reading “"Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.”

sped verb US /sped/

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading “And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.”

Vara noun US /ˈvɑːrə/

a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities

From this reading “And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

folded hands noun + noun counted as “fold hands”

In this reading “"Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.”

looked at verb + particle counted as “look at”

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “When he came in he looked at Cleg quickly.”

send for verb + particle

order, request, or command to come

In this reading “"The doctor! the doctor!" cried Cleg; "send for him quickly.”

stood by verb + particle

In this reading “"Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.”

with folded preposition + noun counted as “with fold”

In this reading “"Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.”

came in verb + particle counted as “come in”

to come or go into

In this reading “When he came in he looked at Cleg quickly.”

All words in this reading · 50

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When he came in he looked at Cleg quickly.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When he came in he looked at Cleg quickly.

Clegnoun

large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals

From this reading "The doctor! the doctor!" cried Cleg; "send for him quickly.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "The doctor! the doctor!" cried Cleg; "send for him quickly.

doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading "The doctor! the doctor!" cried Cleg; "send for him quickly.

DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/

past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "The doctor! the doctor!" cried Cleg; "send for him quickly.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have something I must tell him."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When he came in he looked at Cleg quickly.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "The doctor! the doctor!" cried Cleg; "send for him quickly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have something I must tell him."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

KellynounUS /ˈkeli/

United States circus clown (1898-1979)

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

limbsnounUS /lɪmz/

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

litheadjectiveUS /laɪð/

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading When he came in he looked at Cleg quickly.

Mirren

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I have something I must tell him."

obedientlyadverbUS /oʊˈbiːdiəntli/

in an obedient manner

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/

a person who requires medical care

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/

inflected form of “query” — pose a question

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/

with speed

From this reading "The doctor! the doctor!" cried Cleg; "send for him quickly.

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading "The doctor! the doctor!" cried Cleg; "send for him quickly.

Sidey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I have something I must tell him."

spedverbUS /sped/

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading I have something I must tell him."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "The doctor! the doctor!" cried Cleg; "send for him quickly.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

VaranounUS /ˈvɑːrə/

a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When he came in he looked at Cleg quickly.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

WorseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading "Worse?" he queried, half to the patient and half to Mirren Douglas, who stood by with folded hands.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading And Vara sped obediently away, putting forth all the strength in her lithe young limbs to bring Doctor Sidey to Cleg Kelly as quickly as possible.

Chapter 17 of Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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