Chapter 27 of Tetherstones is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Tetherstones is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.” “But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying! What’s the good? You’ll make yourself ill, child, if you go on.” “I can’t help it—I can’t help it.
Chapter 27 of Tetherstones is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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, and audio.
demanding attention
From this reading ““But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.””
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “You’ll make yourself ill, child, if you go on.””
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading ““But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.””
by chance
From this reading “THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.””
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading ““But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You’ll make yourself ill, child, if you go on.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading You’ll make yourself ill, child, if you go on.”
demanding attention
From this reading “But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What’s the good?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I can’t help it—I can’t help it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t help it—I can’t help it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading You’ll make yourself ill, child, if you go on.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.”
for more time
From this reading THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!
engage in
From this reading You’ll make yourself ill, child, if you go on.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.”
by chance
From this reading THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “But if it does—if it does——” “Oh, Lucy, do stop crying!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MESSAGE “The doctor says it can’t possibly go on much longer.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s the good?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’ll make yourself ill, child, if you go on.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll make yourself ill, child, if you go on.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You’ll make yourself ill, child, if you go on.”
Chapter 27 of Tetherstones by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
Chapter 27 holds 161 sentences of Tetherstones, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of Tetherstones by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 161 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 27 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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