Chapter 24 of The Crimson Thread is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Crimson Thread is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THREE QUESTIONS "He's coming round all right." It was the house doctor of the hotel who spoke. Lucile was still bending over Patrick O'Hara. "He's regaining consciousness. It's only a scalp wound.
Chapter 24 of The Crimson Thread is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “Lucile was still bending over Patrick O'Hara.”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “"He's regaining consciousness.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “It was the house doctor of the hotel who spoke.”
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading “Lucile was still bending over Patrick O'Hara.”
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading “Lucile was still bending over Patrick O'Hara.”
getting something back again
From this reading “"He's regaining consciousness.”
the skin that covers the top of the head
From this reading “It's only a scalp wound.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “It's only a scalp wound.”
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In this reading “THREE QUESTIONS "He's coming round all right."”
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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 It's only a scalp wound.
(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 THREE QUESTIONS "He's coming round all right."
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Lucile was still bending over Patrick O'Hara.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THREE QUESTIONS "He's coming round all right."
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading "He's regaining consciousness.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It was the house doctor of the hotel who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THREE QUESTIONS "He's coming round all right."
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading It was the house doctor of the hotel who spoke.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was the house doctor of the hotel who spoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the house doctor of the hotel who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's only a scalp wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucile was still bending over Patrick O'Hara.
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading Lucile was still bending over Patrick O'Hara.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the house doctor of the hotel who spoke.
and nothing more
From this reading It's only a scalp wound.
above and across; more than
From this reading Lucile was still bending over Patrick O'Hara.
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading Lucile was still bending over Patrick O'Hara.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading THREE QUESTIONS "He's coming round all right."
getting something back again
From this reading "He's regaining consciousness.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THREE QUESTIONS "He's coming round all right."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THREE QUESTIONS "He's coming round all right."
the skin that covers the top of the head
From this reading It's only a scalp wound.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was the house doctor of the hotel who spoke.
not in physical motion
From this reading Lucile was still bending over Patrick O'Hara.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the house doctor of the hotel who spoke.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE QUESTIONS "He's coming round all right."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the house doctor of the hotel who spoke.
which person or people
From this reading It was the house doctor of the hotel who spoke.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading It's only a scalp wound.
Chapter 24 of The Crimson Thread by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 24 holds 248 sentences of The Crimson Thread, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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