Chapter 27 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts. “Now then, Duprez, give me a hand,” said the doctor. “Certainment. Bon Dieu! Dat's de bon preechere!
Chapter 27 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.”
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ““Now then, Duprez, give me a hand,” said the doctor.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.”
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading “Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.”
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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 Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
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From this reading Bon Dieu!
an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
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From this reading “Certainment.
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From this reading Dat's de bon preechere!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Dat's de bon preechere!
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From this reading Bon Dieu!
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Now then, Duprez, give me a hand,” said the doctor.
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From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Now then, Duprez, give me a hand,” said the doctor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Now then, Duprez, give me a hand,” said the doctor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now then, Duprez, give me a hand,” said the doctor.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now then, Duprez, give me a hand,” said the doctor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
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From this reading Dat's de bon preechere!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now then, Duprez, give me a hand,” said the doctor.
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Now then, Duprez, give me a hand,” said the doctor.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Duprez was a man slow of speech but quick to act, and by the time the bed had been arranged on the buckboard he had his horse between the shafts.
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