Chapter 7 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh! Indeed!" said the doctor angrily. "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?" "Wounded, sir?" said Roberts. "Yes, sir, wounded.
Chapter 7 of Hunting the Skipper is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading “Indeed!" said the doctor angrily.”
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
From this reading “"Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “"Wounded, sir?" said Roberts.”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “"Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “"Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"”
possessive form of “surgeon” — a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “"Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"”
people who are wounded
From this reading “"Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
with anger
From this reading Indeed!" said the doctor angrily.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Indeed!" said the doctor angrily.
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed!" said the doctor angrily.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
immediately past
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
the force of workers available
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading "Wounded, sir?" said Roberts.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Indeed!" said the doctor angrily.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Wounded, sir?" said Roberts.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
possessive form of “surgeon” — a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Indeed!" said the doctor angrily.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
at the time that
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
which person or people
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
people who are wounded
From this reading "Then what about the last few days, when I am suddenly brought face to face with a score of wounded men, and with no one to help me but a surgeon's mate or dresser who is as stupid as men are made?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir, wounded.
Chapter 7 of Hunting the Skipper by George Manville Fenn holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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