Chapter 6 of Doctor Pascal is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Doctor Pascal is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She had listened to him with attention. She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother. “Well,” she resumed, “and you, master?” This time he did not hesitate. “Oh, I!” he cried, “what is the use of speaking of me?
Chapter 6 of Doctor Pascal is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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true confidential information
From this reading “She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.”
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “This time he did not hesitate.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.”
denote or connote
From this reading “She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.”
in a visible manner
From this reading “She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.”
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She had listened to him with attention.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, I!” he cried, “what is the use of speaking of me?
true confidential information
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This time he did not hesitate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had listened to him with attention.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time he did not hesitate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading This time he did not hesitate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had listened to him with attention.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I!” he cried, “what is the use of speaking of me?
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, I!” he cried, “what is the use of speaking of me?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She had listened to him with attention.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Well,” she resumed, “and you, master?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, I!” he cried, “what is the use of speaking of me?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, I!” he cried, “what is the use of speaking of me?
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I!” he cried, “what is the use of speaking of me?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “Well,” she resumed, “and you, master?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had listened to him with attention.
denote or connote
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Oh, I!” he cried, “what is the use of speaking of me?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, I!” he cried, “what is the use of speaking of me?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time he did not hesitate.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time he did not hesitate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had listened to him with attention.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
the act of using
From this reading “Oh, I!” he cried, “what is the use of speaking of me?
in a visible manner
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She nodded slightly, to signify that it was indeed so, that she was not offended, although her lips trembled visibly at these new details regarding her people and her mother.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” she resumed, “and you, master?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, I!” he cried, “what is the use of speaking of me?
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had listened to him with attention.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well,” she resumed, “and you, master?”
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