Chapter 27 of Larry Dexter's Great Search is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Larry Dexter's Great Search is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him! But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber. "That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse. "He will probably sleep for several hours." "Several hours," repeated Larry in dismay.
Chapter 27 of Larry Dexter's Great Search is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “"Several hours," repeated Larry in dismay.”
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “"That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!”
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.”
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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 TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading "Several hours," repeated Larry in dismay.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He will probably sleep for several hours."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "He will probably sleep for several hours."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading "That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse.
not any; not one
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "He will probably sleep for several hours."
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
recurring again and again
From this reading "Several hours," repeated Larry in dismay.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "He will probably sleep for several hours."
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "He will probably sleep for several hours."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the invalid showed no signs of it, and was in a deep slumber.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That will do him more good than medicine," said the nurse.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A TERRIBLE MISTAKE How Larry wished the patient would awaken so he could question him!
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