Chapter 10 of The Indian Drum is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Indian Drum is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed. "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill." "His name, do you think?" "I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill." The nurse waited a few minutes.
Chapter 10 of The Indian Drum is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.”
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading “"He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “The nurse waited a few minutes.”
hard to endure
From this reading “"I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."”
two times
From this reading “"He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “The nurse waited a few minutes.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The nurse waited a few minutes.”
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “"He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."”
In this reading “A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.”
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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 A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
next to; at the side of
From this reading A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "His name, do you think?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The nurse waited a few minutes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His name, do you think?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."
an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (“houseman” is a British term)
From this reading A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The nurse waited a few minutes.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading The nurse waited a few minutes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
express in words
From this reading "I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."
express in speech
From this reading "I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "His name, do you think?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."
hard to endure
From this reading "I shouldn't say so; he seems trying to speak to some one named Sherrill."
two times
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The nurse waited a few minutes.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A WALK BESIDE THE LAKE "The name seems like Sherrill," the interne agreed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
at the time that
From this reading "He said it before when we had him on the table up-stairs; and he has said it now twice distinctly--Sherrill."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "His name, do you think?"
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