Chapter 6 of Ernest Linwood is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Ernest Linwood is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it. It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning. The doctor! No, indeed, she would have nothing to do with doctors. She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.
Chapter 6 of Ernest Linwood is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “No, indeed, she would have nothing to do with doctors.”
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading “She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.”
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading “It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.”
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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 It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No, indeed, she would have nothing to do with doctors.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor!
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading No, indeed, she would have nothing to do with doctors.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.
done of your own accord
From this reading She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No, indeed, she would have nothing to do with doctors.
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading No, indeed, she would have nothing to do with doctors.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.
not any; not one
From this reading No, indeed, she would have nothing to do with doctors.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had never taken a dose of medicine in her life, and never would, of her own freewill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, indeed, she would have nothing to do with doctors.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
precisely as stated
From this reading Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading It was nothing but a violent headache,--a sudden cold; she would be up and doing in the morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No, indeed, she would have nothing to do with doctors.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Peggy was very sick; but she would not acknowledge it.
Chapter 6 of Ernest Linwood by Caroline Lee Hentz holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
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