Chapter 6 of Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Not more than ten,” Ted agreed. “He might be a little older, of course. He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!” He sighed. “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
Chapter 6 of Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading ““He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.””
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!””
a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
From this reading ““He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.””
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!””
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading ““He might be a little older, of course.”
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading ““He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.””
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “He sighed.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading ““Not more than ten,” Ted agreed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.””
make a break in
In this reading ““He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.””
as might be expected
In this reading ““He might be a little older, of course.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “He might be a little older, of course.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Not more than ten,” Ted agreed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He might be a little older, of course.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
clothing in general
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “He might be a little older, of course.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He might be a little older, of course.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!”
a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “He might be a little older, of course.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He might be a little older, of course.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He looks as if he hasn’t had a decent meal in months!”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Not more than ten,” Ted agreed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not more than ten,” Ted agreed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He might be a little older, of course.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “He might be a little older, of course.
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading He sighed.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “Not more than ten,” Ted agreed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Not more than ten,” Ted agreed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Not more than ten,” Ted agreed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “He was brought in in ragged clothes which we had to cut off and burn in the incinerator.”
Chapter 6 of Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse by Kay Lyttleton holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 6 holds 412 sentences of Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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