Chapter 18 of The Dop Doctor is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of The Dop Doctor is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Umph! Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments. "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix." "Exactly. So I couldn't find it in my heart to part with him.
Chapter 18 of The Dop Doctor is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessing life
From this reading “Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."”
plural of “comment” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"Exactly.”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading “Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.”
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading “Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.”
the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
From this reading “"Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."”
having skin of a specified kind
From this reading “Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.”
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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 "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."
possessing life
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
a boy or man
From this reading "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."
plural of “comment” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I couldn't find it in my heart to part with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Exactly.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading So I couldn't find it in my heart to part with him.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading So I couldn't find it in my heart to part with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I couldn't find it in my heart to part with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I couldn't find it in my heart to part with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I couldn't find it in my heart to part with him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So I couldn't find it in my heart to part with him.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So I couldn't find it in my heart to part with him.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading So I couldn't find it in my heart to part with him.
the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
From this reading "Chap must have been lyin', or a kind of nigger Phoenix."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
having skin of a specified kind
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I couldn't find it in my heart to part with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Umph!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Native gratitude don't run to being skinned alive with sjamboks--not much!" the other comments.
Chapter 18 of The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
Chapter 18 holds 385 sentences of The Dop Doctor, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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