Chapter 3 of The book of the American Indian is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The book of the American Indian is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers. “If he comes, I leave—that’s all!” The doctor laughed. “The old cuss might do him good. Who knows?”
Chapter 3 of The book of the American Indian is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading ““If he comes, I leave—that’s all!””
a persistently annoying person
From this reading ““The old cuss might do him good.”
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading ““The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading ““The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Who knows?””
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading ““The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading ““The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.”
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading ““The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.”
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In this reading ““The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “If he comes, I leave—that’s all!”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “If he comes, I leave—that’s all!”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
a persistently annoying person
From this reading “The old cuss might do him good.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “The old cuss might do him good.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor laughed.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “The old cuss might do him good.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If he comes, I leave—that’s all!”
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The old cuss might do him good.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If he comes, I leave—that’s all!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If he comes, I leave—that’s all!”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Who knows?”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The doctor laughed.
go away from a place
From this reading “If he comes, I leave—that’s all!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The old cuss might do him good.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If he comes, I leave—that’s all!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The idea of that nasty old heathen coming into the hospital!” said the nurse to one of the teachers.
which person or people
From this reading Who knows?”
Chapter 3 of The book of the American Indian by Hamlin Garland holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 420 sentences of The book of the American Indian, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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