The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife

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Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.

] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

The telephone has revolutionized the doctor's life.

In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

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The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

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The telephone has revolutionized the doctor's life.

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In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

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The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.”

Someone pronoun US /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading “In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

Author

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From this reading ] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

bears

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From this reading The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading ] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

comments

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From this reading The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

curiosity

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From this reading The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

days

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

doctor

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

doctor's

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From this reading The telephone has revolutionized the doctor's life.

ELLEN

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From this reading ] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

FIREBAUGH

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From this reading ] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

Franklin

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From this reading The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

galloping

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

harnessed

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From this reading The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.

heard

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

hoofs

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

horse's

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

Italic

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life

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From this reading The telephone has revolutionized the doctor's life.

looked

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

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From this reading ] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

marked

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message

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From this reading The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

now

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From this reading The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

old

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

out

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

people

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

Physician's

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From this reading ] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

READER

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From this reading ] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

revolutionized

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From this reading The telephone has revolutionized the doctor's life.

someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

steed

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From this reading The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

stilled

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From this reading The steed that Franklin harnessed bears the message now, and comments and curiosity are stilled.

telephone

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From this reading The telephone has revolutionized the doctor's life.

text

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

underscores

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wasn't

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

Wife

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From this reading ] BY ELLEN M. FIREBAUGH Author of "The Physician's Wife" TO THE READER.

windows

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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wondered

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From this reading In the old days when a horse's galloping hoofs were heard people looked out of their windows and wondered if that wasn't someone after a doctor!

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