Chapter 38 of Mona Maclean, Medical Student: A Novel is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 38 of Mona Maclean, Medical Student: A Novel is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE RIVER. Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day. She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond. "Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said. "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
Chapter 38 of Mona Maclean, Medical Student: A Novel is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel physical pain
From this reading “"I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.”
the place where two or more things come together
From this reading “She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.”
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading “Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said.”
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “"I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.”
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading “She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.”
In this reading “ON THE RIVER.”
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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 "Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said.
feel physical pain
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
later than; following
From this reading Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
any thing at all
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
the place where two or more things come together
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
and nothing more
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said.
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE RIVER.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ON THE RIVER.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day.
carry out
From this reading "Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said.
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE RIVER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mona did not go to Surbiton, after all, that day.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
create by training and teaching
From this reading She telegraphed to her friend from Clapham Junction, and then she and Ralph took the train to Richmond.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let me take you for a pull on the river," he had said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have never done anything for you in my life, and my arms just ache to be used in your service.
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