Chapter 7 of The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope. It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.” “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German. “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily. The situation was a painful one.
Chapter 7 of The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ““That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.”
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading ““Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.”
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading “It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.””
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading ““That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.”
(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
From this reading “It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.””
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading ““That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.”
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading “It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.””
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading ““Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.”
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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 It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
a person of German nationality
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The situation was a painful one.
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading The situation was a painful one.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The situation was a painful one.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That joint,” said he, “has puzzled half the doctors on the Pacific slope.
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading It’s as good as new, and as limber as a hickory twig.”
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading “Never better in my life,” said Duncan Warner cheerily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The situation was a painful one.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are feeling pretty well?” asked the old German.
Chapter 7 of The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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