Chapter 4 of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. LUTTRELL'S FIRST PATIENT. "Sudden the worst, turns the best to the brave,"--_Browning_. Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path. Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.
Chapter 4 of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make certain of
From this reading “Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.”
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.”
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading “Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.”
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading “Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “"Sudden the worst, turns the best to the brave,"--_Browning_.”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
make certain of
From this reading Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Sudden the worst, turns the best to the brave,"--_Browning_.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "Sudden the worst, turns the best to the brave,"--_Browning_.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading "Sudden the worst, turns the best to the brave,"--_Browning_.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
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From this reading DR.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading LUTTRELL'S FIRST PATIENT.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
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From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUTTRELL'S FIRST PATIENT.
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From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
on one occasion
From this reading Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading LUTTRELL'S FIRST PATIENT.
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading "Sudden the worst, turns the best to the brave,"--_Browning_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sudden the worst, turns the best to the brave,"--_Browning_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sudden the worst, turns the best to the brave,"--_Browning_.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading "Sudden the worst, turns the best to the brave,"--_Browning_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Olivia felt as if she were dreaming as she followed the little procession down the dark garden-path.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading "Sudden the worst, turns the best to the brave,"--_Browning_.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading Once she pinched her wrist slightly to assure herself that she was awake.
Chapter 4 of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient by Rosa Nouchette Carey holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 4 holds 167 sentences of Doctor Luttrell's First Patient, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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