Chapter 16 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it. “Why should you go? You have nothing to say but what would give him pain. Do you want him to despise you and me to hate you?” But Iola was resolved to have her way.
Chapter 16 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
look down on with disdain
From this reading “Do you want him to despise you and me to hate you?””
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Do you want him to despise you and me to hate you?””
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “You have nothing to say but what would give him pain.”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.”
determined
From this reading “But Iola was resolved to have her way.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Do you want him to despise you and me to hate you?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you want him to despise you and me to hate you?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
look down on with disdain
From this reading Do you want him to despise you and me to hate you?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you want him to despise you and me to hate you?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You have nothing to say but what would give him pain.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Do you want him to despise you and me to hate you?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Iola was resolved to have her way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have nothing to say but what would give him pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you want him to despise you and me to hate you?”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You have nothing to say but what would give him pain.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading You have nothing to say but what would give him pain.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
determined
From this reading But Iola was resolved to have her way.
express in words
From this reading You have nothing to say but what would give him pain.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why should you go?
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Do you want him to despise you and me to hate you?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But Iola was resolved to have her way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You have nothing to say but what would give him pain.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why should you go?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But next day, as Iola was planning to go to the station, Margaret would not have it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why should you go?
Chapter 16 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies by Ralph Connor holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 16 holds 216 sentences of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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