Chapter 28 of Fenn Masterson's Discovery is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Fenn Masterson's Discovery is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RUTH TELLS HER SECRET "Quick! We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn. "Will he die, daddy?" "I think not. He'll be all right in a little while.
Chapter 28 of Fenn Masterson's Discovery is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Will he die, daddy?"”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"Will he die, daddy?"”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “RUTH TELLS HER SECRET "Quick!”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “RUTH TELLS HER SECRET "Quick!”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “RUTH TELLS HER SECRET "Quick!”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “RUTH TELLS HER SECRET "Quick!”
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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 We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He'll be all right in a little while.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He'll be all right in a little while.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Will he die, daddy?"
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Will he die, daddy?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will he die, daddy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'll be all right in a little while.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading RUTH TELLS HER SECRET "Quick!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He'll be all right in a little while.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He'll be all right in a little while.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I think not.
above and across; more than
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading RUTH TELLS HER SECRET "Quick!
precisely, exactly
From this reading He'll be all right in a little while.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading RUTH TELLS HER SECRET "Quick!
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading RUTH TELLS HER SECRET "Quick!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading RUTH TELLS HER SECRET "Quick!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must hurry him to a doctor!" exclaimed Ruth, as she bent down over Fenn.
during the time that
From this reading He'll be all right in a little while.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will he die, daddy?"
Chapter 28 of Fenn Masterson's Discovery by Allen Chapman holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
Chapter 28 holds 173 sentences of Fenn Masterson's Discovery, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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