Chapter 7 of The blood of the vampire is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The blood of the vampire is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby. She was becoming terribly anxious about her. They encountered Captain Ralph Pullen on the staircase. “Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor. He was certainly looking ill.
Chapter 7 of The blood of the vampire is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “She was becoming terribly anxious about her.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.”
according with custom or propriety
From this reading “She was becoming terribly anxious about her.”
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading “They encountered Captain Ralph Pullen on the staircase.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “They encountered Captain Ralph Pullen on the staircase.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “She was becoming terribly anxious about her.”
on a floor above
From this reading “Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.”
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 “Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.”
In this reading “She was becoming terribly anxious about her.”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading ““Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was becoming terribly anxious about her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor.
eagerly desirous
From this reading She was becoming terribly anxious about her.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading She was becoming terribly anxious about her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading They encountered Captain Ralph Pullen on the staircase.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading He was certainly looking ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor.
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading They encountered Captain Ralph Pullen on the staircase.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was certainly looking ill.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He was certainly looking ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was certainly looking ill.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They encountered Captain Ralph Pullen on the staircase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They encountered Captain Ralph Pullen on the staircase.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was becoming terribly anxious about her.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading They encountered Captain Ralph Pullen on the staircase.
used as intensifiers
From this reading She was becoming terribly anxious about her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They encountered Captain Ralph Pullen on the staircase.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
on a floor above
From this reading Doctor Phillips had not been in the Hôtel Lion d’Or five minutes before Margaret Pullen took him upstairs to see her baby.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was becoming terribly anxious about her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Hullo! young man, and what have _you_ been doing to yourself?” exclaimed the doctor.
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