Chapter 46 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 46 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. DIGGS’S STATEMENT My name is David Diggs. I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court. On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road. Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
Chapter 46 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.”
becoming greater or larger
From this reading “Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.”
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading “On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “DIGGS’S STATEMENT My name is David Diggs.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court.”
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading “Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.”
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From this reading Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
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From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
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From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
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From this reading I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading DIGGS’S STATEMENT My name is David Diggs.
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From this reading DIGGS’S STATEMENT My name is David Diggs.
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From this reading DIGGS’S STATEMENT My name is David Diggs.
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From this reading DR.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
of or relating to or characterized by fever
From this reading Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
set up or found
From this reading Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
a man of refinement
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court.
becoming greater or larger
From this reading Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DIGGS’S STATEMENT My name is David Diggs.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court.
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DIGGS’S STATEMENT My name is David Diggs.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading DIGGS’S STATEMENT My name is David Diggs.
not any; not one
From this reading I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading DIGGS’S STATEMENT My name is David Diggs.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court.
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
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From this reading I am a surgeon, living at No. 9 Tottenham Court.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the 15th of June, 1854, I was called to see an elderly gentleman lodging on the Kent Road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Found him highly excited, with strong febrile symptoms, pulse 120, increasing.
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