Chapter 16 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nonsense," I said; "you want looking after. I want to know about this sickness. Have you had a doctor?" He smiled wearily. "Doctors are no earthly use to me.
Chapter 16 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Have you had a doctor?"”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Doctors are no earthly use to me.”
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading “"Doctors are no earthly use to me.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Nonsense," I said; "you want looking after.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “I want to know about this sickness.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “He smiled wearily.”
the act of using
From this reading “"Doctors are no earthly use to me.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “He smiled wearily.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Have you had a doctor?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I want to know about this sickness.
later than; following
From this reading "Nonsense," I said; "you want looking after.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Doctors are no earthly use to me.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Have you had a doctor?"
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Doctors are no earthly use to me.
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading "Doctors are no earthly use to me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Have you had a doctor?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you had a doctor?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled wearily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nonsense," I said; "you want looking after.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I want to know about this sickness.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Nonsense," I said; "you want looking after.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Doctors are no earthly use to me.
not any; not one
From this reading "Doctors are no earthly use to me.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Nonsense," I said; "you want looking after.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nonsense," I said; "you want looking after.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading I want to know about this sickness.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled wearily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I want to know about this sickness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to know about this sickness.
the act of using
From this reading "Doctors are no earthly use to me.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Nonsense," I said; "you want looking after.
in a weary manner
From this reading He smiled wearily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nonsense," I said; "you want looking after.
Chapter 16 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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 16 holds 190 sentences of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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