Chapter 3 of Dr. Jonathan is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Dr. Jonathan is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. JONATHAN. But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me. Workingmen have it too,--and working girls. GEORGE.
Chapter 3 of Dr. Jonathan is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.”
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.”
an intense desire for some particular thing
From this reading “But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE.”
red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
From this reading “JONATHAN.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “Workingmen have it too,--and working girls.”
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
an intense desire for some particular thing
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Workingmen have it too,--and working girls.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Workingmen have it too,--and working girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Workingmen have it too,--and working girls.
red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
From this reading JONATHAN.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Workingmen have it too,--and working girls.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Workingmen have it too,--and working girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Workingmen have it too,--and working girls.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But this craving for amusement, for excitement and adventure isn't peculiar to you and me.
Chapter 3 of Dr. Jonathan by Winston Churchill holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 414 sentences of Dr. Jonathan, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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