Chapter 15 of Multitude and Solitude is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Multitude and Solitude is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He managed to administer a dose of quinine. There was nothing more that he could do. Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer. He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut. They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
Chapter 15 of Multitude and Solitude is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
From this reading “He managed to administer a dose of quinine.”
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.”
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading “He managed to administer a dose of quinine.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.”
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading “They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.”
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading “He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.”
a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
From this reading “He managed to administer a dose of quinine.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.”
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In this reading “Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.”
In this reading “Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.”
In this reading “Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.”
if there happens to be need
In this reading “They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.”
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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 He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
later than; following
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
an occurrence of something
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
temporary military shelter
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
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 He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
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 They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
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