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Samantha on Children's Rights
Samantha on Children's Rights

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Samantha on Children's Rights is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.
He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.
He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.
Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.
Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.
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Samantha on Children's Rights

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Samantha on Children's Rights is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.
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He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.
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He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.
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Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.
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Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

all

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

always

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From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

any

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From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

beats

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

big

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

bo

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

bright

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

broad

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

cheeks

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

comin

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

common

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From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

counted

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

curly

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

dark

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

Dora

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

Dora's

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

Dr

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From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

em

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

ever

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From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

eyes

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From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

face

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

favorite

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From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

find

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

golden

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

good

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

goodness

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From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

hair

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

hand

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

hearn

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

heart

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

I'd

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

jest

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

keen

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

kinder

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

lace

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

laughin

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

lay

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

life

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

little

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

look

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

lookin

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

make

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

man

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From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

manly

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

mebby

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

much

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From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

naterally

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

near

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

neck

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

nigh

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

opposite

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

out

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

own

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

pale

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

pathetic

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

Phillip

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From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

picter

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

prime

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From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

Rhodes

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From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

round

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

sad

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

see

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

sense

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From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

set

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From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

shouldered

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

side

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

sides

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

slender

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

smartness

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From this reading He had as much goodness and common sense and smartness about him as any young man I ever set eyes on.

soft

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

sweet

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

Tall

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From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

there

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

too

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From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

took

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

up

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

violet-blue

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

watch

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

waves

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

Well

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

white

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He wuz good lookin’, too, with keen, dark eyes, kinder laughin’ and kinder sad eyes, too, as if he see naterally on both sides of life--the bright side and pathetic side.

wrist

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From this reading Well, young Dr. Phillip took her little slender white wrist in his hand and counted her heart beats by his watch, and mebby he counted ’em by his own heart, too, for Dora did look sweet as a picter as she lay there with her golden hair all kinder curly round her pale face and her big violet-blue eyes, and the waves of white lace about her neck comin’ up round her soft cheeks that wuz jest about as white.

wuz

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From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Tall, broad shouldered, manly lookin’, he wuz, as nigh as I could make out from what I’d hearn, as near the opposite of Dora’s bo as you could find.

Young

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From this reading Young Dr. Phillip Rhodes wuz a prime favorite of mine, and had always been.