Chapter 25 of Larry Dexter's Great Search is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Larry Dexter's Great Search is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW CLUE Larry moved to one side. The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him. He did not quite know what to do. The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient. Then he sent for another surgeon.
Chapter 25 of Larry Dexter's Great Search is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slight indication
From this reading “A NEW CLUE Larry moved to one side.”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.”
excessively quick
From this reading “The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.”
something that results
From this reading “The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “Then he sent for another surgeon.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.”
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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 A NEW CLUE Larry moved to one side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Then he sent for another surgeon.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.
a slight indication
From this reading A NEW CLUE Larry moved to one side.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not quite know what to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He did not quite know what to do.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he sent for another surgeon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.
excessively quick
From this reading The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not quite know what to do.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He did not quite know what to do.
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From this reading A NEW CLUE Larry moved to one side.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading A NEW CLUE Larry moved to one side.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW CLUE Larry moved to one side.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not quite know what to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A NEW CLUE Larry moved to one side.
something that results
From this reading The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He did not quite know what to do.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Then he sent for another surgeon.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A NEW CLUE Larry moved to one side.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading Then he sent for another surgeon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he sent for another surgeon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NEW CLUE Larry moved to one side.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading The unexpected outcome of his interview had startled him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The doctor came up on the run and made a hasty examination of the patient.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did not quite know what to do.
Chapter 25 of Larry Dexter's Great Search by Howard Roger Garis holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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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