Chapter 11 of Doctor Luke of the Labrador is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Doctor Luke of the Labrador is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face. "They've eat him up!" Then--forgetting the old vow--he laughed. And this was true.
Chapter 11 of Doctor Luke of the Labrador is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take in solid food
From this reading “"They've eat him up!"”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Then--forgetting the old vow--he laughed.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “"Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Then--forgetting the old vow--he laughed.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “And this was true.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.”
make a vow; promise
From this reading “Then--forgetting the old vow--he laughed.”
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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 "Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this was true.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.
take in solid food
From this reading "They've eat him up!"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Then--forgetting the old vow--he laughed.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They've eat him up!"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Then--forgetting the old vow--he laughed.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Then--forgetting the old vow--he laughed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then--forgetting the old vow--he laughed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then--forgetting the old vow--he laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They've eat him up!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this was true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading And this was true.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "They've eat him up!"
make a vow; promise
From this reading Then--forgetting the old vow--he laughed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this was true.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, dear God!" he muttered, turning with a gray face.
Chapter 11 of Doctor Luke of the Labrador by Norman Duncan holds 403 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.
Chapter 11 holds 403 sentences of Doctor Luke of the Labrador, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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