Chapter 1 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XX. UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN XXI. TO WHOM HE FORGAVE MOST XXII. THE HEART'S REST XXIII. THE LAST CALL XXIV.
Chapter 1 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “THE LAST CALL XXIV.”
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “TO WHOM HE FORGAVE MOST XXII.”
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “THE HEART'S REST XXIII.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “THE HEART'S REST XXIII.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN XXI.”
being ten more than sixty
From this reading “UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN XXI.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN XXI.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN XXI.”
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE LAST CALL XXIV.
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading TO WHOM HE FORGAVE MOST XXII.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TO WHOM HE FORGAVE MOST XXII.
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE HEART'S REST XXIII.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST CALL XXIV.
used to form the superlative
From this reading TO WHOM HE FORGAVE MOST XXII.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading THE HEART'S REST XXIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN XXI.
being ten more than sixty
From this reading UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN XXI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEART'S REST XXIII.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN XXI.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO WHOM HE FORGAVE MOST XXII.
up to a particular time
From this reading UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN XXI.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TO WHOM HE FORGAVE MOST XXII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading XX.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN XXI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading TO WHOM HE FORGAVE MOST XXII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading THE HEART'S REST XXIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
From this reading THE LAST CALL XXIV.
Chapter 1 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies by Ralph Connor holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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