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68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1. _September_, 1926. "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said. She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea. The ship sailed at midnight.
Chapter 1 of Sun is here in full — 518 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “The ship sailed at midnight.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.”
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading “She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.”
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “The ship sailed at midnight.”
the month following August and preceding October
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remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
In this reading “She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.”
In this reading “The ship sailed at midnight.”
In this reading “She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.”
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From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
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From this reading _September_, 1926.
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From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ship sailed at midnight.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading The ship sailed at midnight.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
above and across; more than
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The ship sailed at midnight.
marked by or given to doubt
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading _September_, 1926.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship sailed at midnight.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
carry out
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Take her away, into the sun," the doctors said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading 68, RED LION STREET, LONDON, W.C.1.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She herself was sceptical of the sun, but she permitted herself to be carried away, with her child, and a nurse, and her mother, over the sea.
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