Chapter 6 of Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it. “Pooh! the devil take the pipe! A very strange story that! Pray how was it?” [Endnote: 1.]
Chapter 6 of Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of breaking something
From this reading ““A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading ““Pooh! the devil take the pipe!”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading ““A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.”
informal terms for objecting
From this reading ““A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading ““A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray how was it?””
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading ““A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.”
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading ““A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.”
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From this reading [Endnote: 1.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
the act of breaking something
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Pooh! the devil take the pipe!
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
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From this reading [Endnote: 1.]
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
informal terms for objecting
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
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From this reading Pray how was it?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “Pooh! the devil take the pipe!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
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From this reading “Pooh! the devil take the pipe!
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray how was it?”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A very strange story that!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A very strange story that!
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
carry out
From this reading “Pooh! the devil take the pipe!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A very strange story that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
precisely as stated
From this reading A very strange story that!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pray how was it?”
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