Chapter 11 of Life Blood is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Life Blood is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest." Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse. "What's left of it." "How long am I going to be in here, Doc?" Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.
Chapter 11 of Life Blood is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a visual display of information
From this reading “Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"How long am I going to be in here, Doc?"”
-ing form of “flinch” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.”
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “"Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."”
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading “Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.”
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.”
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make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally
In this reading “"Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."”
a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading “"Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."”
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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 "Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "How long am I going to be in here, Doc?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "How long am I going to be in here, Doc?"
a visual display of information
From this reading Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "How long am I going to be in here, Doc?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.
-ing form of “flinch” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
the act of departing
From this reading "Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "How long am I going to be in here, Doc?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How long am I going to be in here, Doc?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How long am I going to be in here, Doc?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How long am I going to be in here, Doc?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What's left of it."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "What's left of it."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "How long am I going to be in here, Doc?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.
engage in
From this reading "Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What's left of it."
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.
caught or fixed
From this reading Lou asked, flinching as the nurses removed the IV stuck in his arm.
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
(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, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's left of it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dr. Summers finished with the chart and started taking his pulse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, we're going to make sure you get a good night's rest."
Chapter 11 of Life Blood by Thomas Hoover holds 413 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 11 holds 413 sentences of Life Blood, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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