Chapter 17 of In a Glass Darkly, V. 3/3 is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of In a Glass Darkly, V. 3/3 is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MEETING. "My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse. The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be. He saw my alarm, and suggested a consultation. I called in an abler physician, from Gratz.
Chapter 17 of In a Glass Darkly, V. 3/3 is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “able” — (usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “I called in an abler physician, from Gratz.”
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading “The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.”
dearly loved
From this reading “"My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.”
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading “He saw my alarm, and suggested a consultation.”
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.”
bring forth or yield
From this reading “The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.”
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In this reading “The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.”
In this reading “"My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.”
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 He saw my alarm, and suggested a consultation.
comparative of “able” — (usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I called in an abler physician, from Gratz.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading He saw my alarm, and suggested a consultation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I called in an abler physician, from Gratz.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw my alarm, and suggested a consultation.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
dearly loved
From this reading "My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I called in an abler physician, from Gratz.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading He saw my alarm, and suggested a consultation.
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I called in an abler physician, from Gratz.
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From this reading I called in an abler physician, from Gratz.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I called in an abler physician, from Gratz.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE MEETING.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
bring forth or yield
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
with speed
From this reading "My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading "My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw my alarm, and suggested a consultation.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading He saw my alarm, and suggested a consultation.
required or under orders
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.
which person or people
From this reading The physician who attended her had failed to produce the slightest impression upon her disease, for such I then supposed it to be.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "My beloved child," he resumed, "was now growing rapidly worse.
Chapter 17 of In a Glass Darkly, V. 3/3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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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