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The Doctor's Wife: A Novel
The Doctor's Wife: A Novel

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The Doctor's Wife: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 32 of The Doctor's Wife: A Novel by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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Surgeons
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Graybridge-on-the-wayverne
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"I'LL NOT BELIEVE BUT DESDEMONA'S HONEST."
"See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.
"I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."
Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.
The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.
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The Doctor's Wife: A Novel

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The Doctor's Wife: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I'LL NOT BELIEVE BUT DESDEMONA'S HONEST."
Line 2
"See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.
Line 3
"I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."
Line 4
Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.
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The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “"See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

any

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

BELIEVE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I'LL NOT BELIEVE BUT DESDEMONA'S HONEST."

busily

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I'LL NOT BELIEVE BUT DESDEMONA'S HONEST."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

DESDEMONA'S

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I'LL NOT BELIEVE BUT DESDEMONA'S HONEST."

employer

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From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

erring

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From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."

Gilbert

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From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

grapes

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From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

Graybridge

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From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

hat-brush

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

hear

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

HONEST

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I'LL NOT BELIEVE BUT DESDEMONA'S HONEST."

hothouse

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

hypocritical

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From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."

I'LL

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I'LL NOT BELIEVE BUT DESDEMONA'S HONEST."

illness

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."

Isabel's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

Lansdell's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

last

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."

made

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

master

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

Mordred

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

morning

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

Mr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

need

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

night

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."

NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I'LL NOT BELIEVE BUT DESDEMONA'S HONEST."

occupied

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

phrases

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From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

pine

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

Priory

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

respecting

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

Roland

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From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

said

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From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

scarcely

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From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

See

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From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

sent

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From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

serious

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."

smiled

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From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

softly

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From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

some

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From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

sorry

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."

soul

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From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

speech

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From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

stained

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From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

surgeon

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From this reading The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrases respecting the Graybridge surgeon.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

valet

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From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

very

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.

visit

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From this reading "See that some hothouse grapes and a pine are sent to Mr. Gilbert at Graybridge," Roland said to his valet on the morning after Isabel's visit.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."

wife

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I was sorry to hear of his serious illness from his wife last night."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. Lansdell's valet, very busily occupied with a hat-brush, smiled softly to himself as his employer made this speech.