Chapter 10 of Dr. Breen's Practice is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dr. Breen's Practice is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said. “Will you make some more? I can’t smoke the first one!” “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back. “No, go on.
Chapter 10 of Dr. Breen's Practice is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading ““You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I can’t smoke the first one!””
immediately past
From this reading ““Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.”
engage in
From this reading ““Will you make some more?”
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading ““Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading ““You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ““Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.”
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
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From this reading I can’t smoke the first one!”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I can’t smoke the first one!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “No, go on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can’t smoke the first one!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
immediately past
From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.
engage in
From this reading “Will you make some more?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, go on.
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No, go on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I can’t smoke the first one!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Will you make some more?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I can’t smoke the first one!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Then smoke the last,” she said, offering him the things back.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you make some more?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You had better smoke it, if you want more,” she said.
Chapter 10 of Dr. Breen's Practice by William Dean Howells holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 203 sentences of Dr. Breen's Practice, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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