Chapter 27 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He is dead." "Well, but let me. I must!" "Please come in," she said. The doctor turned round to the fishermen.
Chapter 27 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “"He is dead."”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The doctor turned round to the fishermen.”
plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “The doctor turned round to the fishermen.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Well, but let me.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must!"”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please come in," she said.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “The doctor turned round to the fishermen.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “The doctor turned round to the fishermen.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, but let me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Please come in," she said.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "He is dead."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor turned round to the fishermen.
plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading The doctor turned round to the fishermen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is dead."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Please come in," she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is dead."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Well, but let me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, but let me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must!"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please come in," she said.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The doctor turned round to the fishermen.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Please come in," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Please come in," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor turned round to the fishermen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor turned round to the fishermen.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The doctor turned round to the fishermen.
(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 "Well, but let me.
Chapter 27 of The Call of the Blood by Robert Hichens holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of The Call of the Blood, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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