Chapter 19 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?" "Arm? Let's see." I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully. "Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.
Chapter 19 of Gil the Gunner is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading “"Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.”
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.”
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading “I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.”
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading “I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.”
an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
From this reading “I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.”
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anew
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
(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 "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading "Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
taking care or paying attention
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.
at any time
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
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From this reading Let's see."
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
on one occasion
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let's see."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
the act of using
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I removed the loose tunic, and he turned up the delicate silk shirt I wore, to become wrapt at once in the interest of his profession, as he examined the wound carefully.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes; that's all right," I said; "but my arm: shall I ever get the full use of it again?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Brace says you have not been hurt, does he?" cried the doctor.
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