Chapter 12 of The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 12 of The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife by Ellen M. Firebaugh holds 515 sentences, grouped into 103 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 12 holds 515 sentences of The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it. His wife was roused too and was a passive listener. "Yes." "Yes." "Down where?
Chapter 12 of The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 His wife was roused too and was a passive listener.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
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From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Down where?
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From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
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From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife was roused too and was a passive listener.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife was roused too and was a passive listener.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife was roused too and was a passive listener.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
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From this reading His wife was roused too and was a passive listener.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
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From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
at the time that
From this reading It was five o'clock in the morning when the doctor heard the call and made his way to it.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Down where?
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From this reading His wife was roused too and was a passive listener.
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From this reading "Yes."
