Chapter 25 of Love of Brothers is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Love of Brothers is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SICK WATCHERS Patsy had told the truth. Sir Shawn was not dead. Whether he was going to live was another matter. Patsy had brought back Dr. Costello with unhoped for speed. The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
Chapter 25 of Love of Brothers is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “THE SICK WATCHERS Patsy had told the truth.”
United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972)
From this reading “Sir Shawn was not dead.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “THE SICK WATCHERS Patsy had told the truth.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Patsy had brought back Dr. Costello with unhoped for speed.”
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading “THE SICK WATCHERS Patsy had told the truth.”
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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 The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Whether he was going to live was another matter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Patsy had brought back Dr. Costello with unhoped for speed.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Patsy had brought back Dr. Costello with unhoped for speed.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patsy had brought back Dr. Costello with unhoped for speed.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Sir Shawn was not dead.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patsy had brought back Dr. Costello with unhoped for speed.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Patsy had brought back Dr. Costello with unhoped for speed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
the act of departing
From this reading Whether he was going to live was another matter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SICK WATCHERS Patsy had told the truth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether he was going to live was another matter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
and nothing more
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Whether he was going to live was another matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Whether he was going to live was another matter.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Shawn was not dead.
and nothing more
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading THE SICK WATCHERS Patsy had told the truth.
United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972)
From this reading Sir Shawn was not dead.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading THE SICK WATCHERS Patsy had told the truth.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Shawn was not dead.
move hurridly
From this reading Patsy had brought back Dr. Costello with unhoped for speed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SICK WATCHERS Patsy had told the truth.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether he was going to live was another matter.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE SICK WATCHERS Patsy had told the truth.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading THE SICK WATCHERS Patsy had told the truth.
so unexpected as to have not been imagined
From this reading Patsy had brought back Dr. Costello with unhoped for speed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Shawn was not dead.
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading THE SICK WATCHERS Patsy had told the truth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether he was going to live was another matter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Patsy had brought back Dr. Costello with unhoped for speed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The doctor had just come in from a case and had only to get what he thought he might need and come as fast as his motor-bicycle would carry him.
Chapter 25 of Love of Brothers by Katharine Tynan holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 25 holds 208 sentences of Love of Brothers, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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