Chapter 28 of The Dop Doctor is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Dop Doctor is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You need not say more!" If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen. His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead. "I understand!" "You do not understand quite yet."
Chapter 28 of The Dop Doctor is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.”
past form of “glower” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading “His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.”
a purple color or pigment
From this reading “His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen.”
feeling self-importance
From this reading “His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.”
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.”
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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 His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You do not understand quite yet."
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
past form of “glower” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I understand!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You need not say more!"
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "You need not say more!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You need not say more!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "You do not understand quite yet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen.
express in words
From this reading "You need not say more!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen.
make square
From this reading If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen.
feeling self-importance
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "I understand!"
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If she was pale, Saxham's stern, square face was ashen.
a Caucasian
From this reading His eyes glowered and fell under hers, and a purple vein swelled in the middle of his broad white forehead.
but in spite of that
From this reading "You do not understand quite yet."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You need not say more!"
Chapter 28 of The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 28 holds 395 sentences of The Dop Doctor, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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