Chapter 16 of The Golden House is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Golden House is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach. “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.” “Is she very ill?” “She may live, the house surgeon says. But she was very weak for such a trial.”
Chapter 16 of The Golden House is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading ““There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.””
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““Is she very ill?””
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ““She may live, the house surgeon says.”
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading ““Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading ““Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading ““She may live, the house surgeon says.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “But she was very weak for such a trial.””
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “But she was very weak for such a trial.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But she was very weak for such a trial.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “She may live, the house surgeon says.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Is she very ill?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is she very ill?”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “She may live, the house surgeon says.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “She may live, the house surgeon says.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading “Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “She may live, the house surgeon says.
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading “Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But she was very weak for such a trial.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “She may live, the house surgeon says.
carry out
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
a special situation
From this reading “Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
the act of testing something
From this reading But she was very weak for such a trial.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Is she very ill?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was nothing to do but to take her to the hospital, and there she has been.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading But she was very weak for such a trial.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Poor thing!” said the priest, with a pang of self-reproach.
Chapter 16 of The Golden House by Charles Dudley Warner holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 16 holds 191 sentences of The Golden House, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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