Chapter 28 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.” “Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful. Poor old boy, he has suffered, too. Dear old Dick! And she wants me!
Chapter 28 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading ““Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dear old Dick!”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading ““Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading ““Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.””
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Poor old boy, he has suffered, too.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.””
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “And she wants me!”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she wants me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.
a youthful male person
From this reading Poor old boy, he has suffered, too.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.
dearly loved
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dear old Dick!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
a young female
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor old boy, he has suffered, too.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she wants me!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Poor old boy, he has suffered, too.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor old boy, he has suffered, too.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she wants me!
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Poor old boy, he has suffered, too.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Poor old boy, he has suffered, too.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading And she wants me!
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, yes,” he cried, in an eager whisper, “I'll be careful.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hush, Barney dear,” said the girl, tears running down her face, “you will wake him.”
Chapter 28 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies by Ralph Connor holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 28 holds 213 sentences of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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