Chapter 6 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. “Good morning, sir,” said the doctor when he entered. “I was told that you wished to see me.” “If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you. Outside of that I do not need you.”
Chapter 6 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having lost your job
From this reading “DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ““Good morning, sir,” said the doctor when he entered.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading ““Good morning, sir,” said the doctor when he entered.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “Outside of that I do not need you.””
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Outside of that I do not need you.””
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading ““If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading ““I was told that you wished to see me.””
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you.
having lost your job
From this reading DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Outside of that I do not need you.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Good morning, sir,” said the doctor when he entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Good morning, sir,” said the doctor when he entered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good morning, sir,” said the doctor when he entered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Good morning, sir,” said the doctor when he entered.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was told that you wished to see me.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I was told that you wished to see me.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Good morning, sir,” said the doctor when he entered.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Outside of that I do not need you.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Outside of that I do not need you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside of that I do not need you.”
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good morning, sir,” said the doctor when he entered.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I was told that you wished to see me.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Good morning, sir,” said the doctor when he entered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I was told that you wished to see me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was told that you wished to see me.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I was told that you wished to see me.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “If it is the rule of this hospital to be discharged by the doctor, then I want to see you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was told that you wished to see me.”
at the time that
From this reading “Good morning, sir,” said the doctor when he entered.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I was told that you wished to see me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was told that you wished to see me.”
Chapter 6 of Spirits Do Return by Ida Belle White holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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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