Chapter 25 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Have you heard anything?” inquired Dick. “No. Iola's letter was the last. He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her. She didn't know where he had gone. Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.”
Chapter 25 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading ““Have you heard anything?” inquired Dick.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading ““Have you heard anything?” inquired Dick.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.”
for a short time
From this reading “He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.””
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.””
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later than; following
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
any thing at all
From this reading “Have you heard anything?” inquired Dick.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Have you heard anything?” inquired Dick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She didn't know where he had gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She didn't know where he had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you heard anything?” inquired Dick.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Have you heard anything?” inquired Dick.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Have you heard anything?” inquired Dick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No. Iola's letter was the last.
a small worthless amount
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She didn't know where he had gone.
immediately past
From this reading “No. Iola's letter was the last.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “No. Iola's letter was the last.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
not any; not one
From this reading “No. Iola's letter was the last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She didn't know where he had gone.
for a short time
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No. Iola's letter was the last.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He had left London shortly after her arrival, so Jack Charrington had told her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No. Iola's letter was the last.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.”
in or at the place that
From this reading She didn't know where he had gone.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Charrington thought to the West somewhere, but there has been no word since.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you heard anything?” inquired Dick.
Chapter 25 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies by Ralph Connor holds 219 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.
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