Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I hope you do not think I am wrong?" _Frontispiece_ "Oh, Marcus, how happy we are!"
Doctor Luttrell's First Patient
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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1 / 5
"I
hope
you
do
not
think
I
am
wrong?"
_Frontispiece_
"Oh,
Marcus,
how
happy
we
are!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Doctor Luttrell's First Patient
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"I
hope
you
do
not
think
I
am
wrong?"
/aɪ hoʊp juː duː nɑːt θɪŋk aɪ æm rɔːŋ/
Line 2
Line 3
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Line 5
_Frontispiece_
"Oh,
Marcus,
how
happy
we
are!"
Learner Dictionary
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enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
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a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “"I hope you do not think I am wrong?"”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"I hope you do not think I am wrong?"”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “"I hope you do not think I am wrong?"”
All words in this reading · 15
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the form of “be” used with “I”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I hope you do not think I am wrong?"
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Oh, Marcus, how happy we are!"
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Oh, Marcus, how happy we are!"
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope you do not think I am wrong?"
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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Marcus
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I hope you do not think I am wrong?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Oh, Marcus, how happy we are!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I hope you do not think I am wrong?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Oh, Marcus, how happy we are!"
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hope you do not think I am wrong?"
Chapter 1 of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient by Rosa Nouchette Carey holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
What does chapter 1 of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient contain?
Chapter 1 holds 125 sentences of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient by Rosa Nouchette Carey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 125 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #22883, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Doctor Luttrell's First Patient take to read?
About 292 minutes of reading across 701 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Doctor Luttrell's First Patient
Words and structures a reader meets early in Doctor Luttrell's First Patient, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Think
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wrong
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- Frontispiece
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- Marcus
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