Chapter 19 of Dr. Breen's Practice is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Dr. Breen's Practice is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There never was any such time. I read you from the first.” “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door. “But I will not—I cannot—give you up. I will see you again.”
Chapter 19 of Dr. Breen's Practice is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading ““I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ““But I will not—I cannot—give you up.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading ““I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “I read you from the first.””
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading ““I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading ““I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.”
in the direction of
From this reading ““I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.”
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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 “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
later than; following
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
anew
From this reading I will see you again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “There never was any such time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I will not—I cannot—give you up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I will not—I cannot—give you up.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I read you from the first.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I read you from the first.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “But I will not—I cannot—give you up.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I read you from the first.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “There never was any such time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But I will not—I cannot—give you up.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read you from the first.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I will see you again.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “There never was any such time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I read you from the first.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There never was any such time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “There never was any such time.
in the direction of
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “But I will not—I cannot—give you up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There never was any such time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I read you from the first.”
Chapter 19 of Dr. Breen's Practice by William Dean Howells holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 19 holds 211 sentences of Dr. Breen's Practice, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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