Chapter 8 of Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, yes. But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess." "A what?" A cold chill passed over me. "An abscess."
Chapter 8 of Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
From this reading “But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."”
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading “But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."”
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading “But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “A cold chill passed over me.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “A cold chill passed over me.”
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading “But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “A cold chill passed over me.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."”
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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 "A what?"
symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading A cold chill passed over me.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A cold chill passed over me.
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A cold chill passed over me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes.
above and across; more than
From this reading A cold chill passed over me.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A cold chill passed over me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "A what?"
the least favorable outcome
From this reading But that wasn't the worst! the aching was caused by the formation of an abscess."
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes.
Chapter 8 of Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 398 sentences of Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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