Chapter 9 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London. What is it, anyhow?' "Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician. The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient. "Well, here I am, Mrs. Adams," he announced.
Chapter 9 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “"Well, here I am, Mrs. Adams," he announced.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “What is it, anyhow?'”
fresh and animated
From this reading “The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.”
a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
From this reading “"'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.”
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading “The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician.”
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “"'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.”
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading “The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.”
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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 "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading "Well, here I am, Mrs. Adams," he announced.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Well, here I am, Mrs. Adams," he announced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "Well, here I am, Mrs. Adams," he announced.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading What is it, anyhow?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
fresh and animated
From this reading The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician.
a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, here I am, Mrs. Adams," he announced.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, here I am, Mrs. Adams," he announced.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, here I am, Mrs. Adams," he announced.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it, anyhow?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it, anyhow?'
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Well, here I am, Mrs. Adams," he announced.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, that means 'God only knows,'" replied the English physician.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'There seems to be a severe epidemic of this G.O.K. in London.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The fashionable physician walked in, in his breezy way, and nodded smilingly at his patient.
(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, here I am, Mrs. Adams," he announced.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it, anyhow?'
Chapter 9 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations by Marion Dix [Editor] Mosher holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 9 holds 403 sentences of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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