Chapter 1 of Medical Life in the Navy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Medical Life in the Navy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables. ________________________________________________________________________ MEDICAL LIFE IN THE NAVY, BY GORDON STABLES. CHAPTER ONE. BY RAIL TO LONDON. LITTLE MOONFACE.
Chapter 1 of Medical Life in the Navy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “LITTLE MOONFACE.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “BY RAIL TO LONDON.”
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading “Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.”
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading “Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “BY RAIL TO LONDON.”
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading “Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.”
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In this reading “BY RAIL TO LONDON.”
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE MOONFACE.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading BY RAIL TO LONDON.
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE MOONFACE.
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading BY RAIL TO LONDON.
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Medical Life in the Navy, by Gordon Stables.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BY RAIL TO LONDON.
Chapter 1 of Medical Life in the Navy by Gordon Stables holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 1 holds 421 sentences of Medical Life in the Navy, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Medical Life in the Navy by Gordon Stables exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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