Chapter 7 of Nancy Dale, Army Nurse is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Nancy Dale, Army Nurse is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You’re not bad-looking yourself,” she told him. “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?” “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.” “All right! All right!” he said and grinned impishly.
Chapter 7 of Nancy Dale, Army Nurse is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading ““Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.””
yet to be or coming
From this reading ““Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.””
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “All right!” he said and grinned impishly.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading ““For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?””
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ““Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.””
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading ““Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.””
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading ““Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.””
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““You’re not bad-looking yourself,” she told him.”
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adequately good for the circumstances
In this reading ““For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?””
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading ““Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.””
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(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 “All right!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re not bad-looking yourself,” she told him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
yet to be or coming
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading All right!” he said and grinned impishly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All right!” he said and grinned impishly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’re not bad-looking yourself,” she told him.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
in an appealing but bold manner
From this reading All right!” he said and grinned impishly.
and nothing more
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You’re not bad-looking yourself,” she told him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading All right!” he said and grinned impishly.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’re not bad-looking yourself,” she told him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Now, Bruce,” she began severely, “I have to keep my mind on this program and can’t think of the future just now.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “You’re not bad-looking yourself,” she told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re not bad-looking yourself,” she told him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “For the forty-ninth time, do I look good enough to be your husband?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You’re not bad-looking yourself,” she told him.
Chapter 7 of Nancy Dale, Army Nurse by Ruby Lorraine Radford holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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