Chapter 4 of The Hospital Murders is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Hospital Murders is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hypodermic syringe, then,” Bear Sterling growled. Cub Sterling jumped as though he had been shot. They all turned toward him. “What’s the matter, Ethridge?” Dr. Harrison put his hand on his knee....
Chapter 4 of The Hospital Murders is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading “Cub Sterling jumped as though he had been shot.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading ““Hypodermic syringe, then,” Bear Sterling growled.”
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading “Dr. Harrison put his hand on his knee....”
a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
From this reading ““Hypodermic syringe, then,” Bear Sterling growled.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Cub Sterling jumped as though he had been shot.”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Dr. Harrison put his hand on his knee....”
highest in quality
From this reading ““Hypodermic syringe, then,” Bear Sterling growled.”
a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
From this reading ““Hypodermic syringe, then,” Bear Sterling growled.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They all turned toward him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cub Sterling jumped as though he had been shot.
have
From this reading “Hypodermic syringe, then,” Bear Sterling growled.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Cub Sterling jumped as though he had been shot.
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading Cub Sterling jumped as though he had been shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Harrison put his hand on his knee....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the matter, Ethridge?”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Hypodermic syringe, then,” Bear Sterling growled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cub Sterling jumped as though he had been shot.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Dr. Harrison put his hand on his knee....
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading Dr. Harrison put his hand on his knee....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cub Sterling jumped as though he had been shot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They all turned toward him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Harrison put his hand on his knee....
a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
From this reading “Hypodermic syringe, then,” Bear Sterling growled.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Cub Sterling jumped as though he had been shot.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Dr. Harrison put his hand on his knee....
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What’s the matter, Ethridge?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dr. Harrison put his hand on his knee....
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dr. Harrison put his hand on his knee....
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Cub Sterling jumped as though he had been shot.
highest in quality
From this reading “Hypodermic syringe, then,” Bear Sterling growled.
a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
From this reading “Hypodermic syringe, then,” Bear Sterling growled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What’s the matter, Ethridge?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Hypodermic syringe, then,” Bear Sterling growled.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all turned toward him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Cub Sterling jumped as though he had been shot.
in the direction of
From this reading They all turned toward him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They all turned toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the matter, Ethridge?”
Chapter 4 of The Hospital Murders by Means Davis holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 412 sentences of The Hospital Murders, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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