Chapter 7 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Doctor! Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor. "I am coming! What is it?" "Please come quick, Edouard Vicentevitch!"
Chapter 7 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"I am coming!”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Doctor!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please come quick, Edouard Vicentevitch!"”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “"Please come quick, Edouard Vicentevitch!"”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am coming!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Please come quick, Edouard Vicentevitch!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I am coming!
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Doctor!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please come quick, Edouard Vicentevitch!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am coming!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please come quick, Edouard Vicentevitch!"
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Please come quick, Edouard Vicentevitch!"
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please come quick, Edouard Vicentevitch!"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Is the doctor here?" an anxious voice sounded in the corridor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?"
Chapter 7 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish by Julian [Editor] Hawthorne holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 7 holds 202 sentences of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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