Chapter 7 of The Poisoned Pen is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Poisoned Pen is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The laboratory was simple, almost bare. Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls. The deeply stained deal table was littered with beakers and test-tubes. "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about. Kharkoff shook his head gravely.
Chapter 7 of The Poisoned Pen is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading “Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.”
German bacteriologist who found a “magic bullet” to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915)
From this reading “Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.”
German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910)
From this reading “Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.”
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading “The laboratory was simple, almost bare.”
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading “The deeply stained deal table was littered with beakers and test-tubes.”
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading “Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.”
plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading “Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.”
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading “The deeply stained deal table was littered with beakers and test-tubes.”
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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 Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The laboratory was simple, almost bare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
on or to one side
From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
completely unclothed
From this reading The laboratory was simple, almost bare.
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From this reading The deeply stained deal table was littered with beakers and test-tubes.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The deeply stained deal table was littered with beakers and test-tubes.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading The deeply stained deal table was littered with beakers and test-tubes.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
German bacteriologist who found a “magic bullet” to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915)
From this reading Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading Kharkoff shook his head gravely.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Kharkoff shook his head gravely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kharkoff shook his head gravely.
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From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kharkoff shook his head gravely.
German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910)
From this reading Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading The laboratory was simple, almost bare.
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading The deeply stained deal table was littered with beakers and test-tubes.
Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
From this reading Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Kharkoff shook his head gravely.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The laboratory was simple, almost bare.
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading The deeply stained deal table was littered with beakers and test-tubes.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The deeply stained deal table was littered with beakers and test-tubes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deeply stained deal table was littered with beakers and test-tubes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laboratory was simple, almost bare.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Photographs of Koch, Ehrlich, Metchnikoff, and a number of other scientists adorned the walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The laboratory was simple, almost bare.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The deeply stained deal table was littered with beakers and test-tubes.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading "How is Saratovsky?" asked the writer of the doctor, aside, as we gazed curiously about.
Chapter 7 of The Poisoned Pen by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve holds 186 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 7 holds 186 sentences of The Poisoned Pen, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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