Chapter 6 of The Doctor's Dilemma is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Doctor's Dilemma is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were? LOUIS. Of course. What else? SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
Chapter 6 of The Doctor's Dilemma is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an approving manner
From this reading “SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?”
plural of “grunt” — the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading “SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.”
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading “LOUIS.”
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading “SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.”
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading “SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
in an approving manner
From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What else?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
plural of “grunt” — the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading LOUIS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course.
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
on the contrary
From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR PATRICK [takes the drawing from him and grunts approvingly] Thats rather good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What else?
which person or people
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading SIR PATRICK [who has come down to him from the throne] You young rascal, was it drawing me you were?
Chapter 6 of The Doctor's Dilemma by Bernard Shaw holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 422 sentences of The Doctor's Dilemma, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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