Chapter 13 of Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, hello there, Bert,” he said. “So we’re having a concert after dinner.” “If you like, sir,” Bert answered. “Fine, fine,” Mr. Craig said, rubbing his hands. “Mr. Craig, there is something I would like to tell you,” Bert said hesitantly.
Chapter 13 of Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ““If you like, sir,” Bert answered.”
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading ““So we’re having a concert after dinner.””
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading ““So we’re having a concert after dinner.””
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading ““Fine, fine,” Mr. Craig said, rubbing his hands.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ““So we’re having a concert after dinner.””
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Well, hello there, Bert,” he said.”
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
From this reading ““Mr. Craig, there is something I would like to tell you,” Bert said hesitantly.”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading ““Fine, fine,” Mr. Craig said, rubbing his hands.”
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 ““So we’re having a concert after dinner.””
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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 “So we’re having a concert after dinner.”
later than; following
From this reading “So we’re having a concert after dinner.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “If you like, sir,” Bert answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, hello there, Bert,” he said.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “So we’re having a concert after dinner.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fine, fine,” Mr. Craig said, rubbing his hands.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “So we’re having a concert after dinner.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Fine, fine,” Mr. Craig said, rubbing his hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Fine, fine,” Mr. Craig said, rubbing his hands.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “So we’re having a concert after dinner.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, hello there, Bert,” he said.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Well, hello there, Bert,” he said.
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
From this reading “Mr. Craig, there is something I would like to tell you,” Bert said hesitantly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Fine, fine,” Mr. Craig said, rubbing his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mr. Craig, there is something I would like to tell you,” Bert said hesitantly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you like, sir,” Bert answered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. Craig, there is something I would like to tell you,” Bert said hesitantly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “If you like, sir,” Bert answered.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Fine, fine,” Mr. Craig said, rubbing his hands.
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “Fine, fine,” Mr. Craig said, rubbing his hands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, hello there, Bert,” he said.
term of address for a man
From this reading “If you like, sir,” Bert answered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So we’re having a concert after dinner.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Mr. Craig, there is something I would like to tell you,” Bert said hesitantly.
express in words
From this reading “Mr. Craig, there is something I would like to tell you,” Bert said hesitantly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well, hello there, Bert,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mr. Craig, there is something I would like to tell you,” Bert said hesitantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So we’re having a concert after dinner.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, hello there, Bert,” he said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mr. Craig, there is something I would like to tell you,” Bert said hesitantly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you like, sir,” Bert answered.
Chapter 13 of Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse by Kay Lyttleton holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 13 holds 399 sentences of Jean Craig, Graduate Nurse, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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