Chapter 10 of The blue wall is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The blue wall is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARGARET Well, now,--his words made me shudder! I confess it with some reluctance. Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors. They become ordinary. It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
Chapter 10 of The blue wall is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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close interaction
From this reading “Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading “It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.”
administer a drug to
From this reading “It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.”
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading “Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.”
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading “I confess it with some reluctance.”
shake, as from cold
From this reading “MARGARET Well, now,--his words made me shudder!”
not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
From this reading “It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.”
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading They become ordinary.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I confess it with some reluctance.
close interaction
From this reading Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
administer a drug to
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARGARET Well, now,--his words made me shudder!
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I confess it with some reluctance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I confess it with some reluctance.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MARGARET Well, now,--his words made me shudder!
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From this reading MARGARET Well, now,--his words made me shudder!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARGARET Well, now,--his words made me shudder!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading MARGARET Well, now,--his words made me shudder!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading They become ordinary.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Of course a doctor comes in contact with enough real horrors.
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading I confess it with some reluctance.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
shake, as from cold
From this reading MARGARET Well, now,--his words made me shudder!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I confess it with some reluctance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They become ordinary.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading MARGARET Well, now,--his words made me shudder!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is those undefined, doubtful things which run fear through the veins like a drug.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I confess it with some reluctance.
the words that are spoken
From this reading MARGARET Well, now,--his words made me shudder!
Chapter 10 of The blue wall by Richard Washburn Child holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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 10 holds 158 sentences of The blue wall, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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