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

Chapter XIX

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By Ellen M. Firebaugh • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 19 of The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife by Ellen M. Firebaugh holds 9 sentences, grouped into 2 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.

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Chapter 19 holds 9 sentences of The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.

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"I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

"I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat.

"Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

"Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes?" inauspiciously upon the world.

He thought as he worked of this terribe inauspiciously upon the world.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife is here in full — 9 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

Line 2

"I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat.

Line 3

"Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

Line 4

"Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes?" inauspiciously upon the world.

Line 5

He thought as he worked of this terribe inauspiciously upon the world.

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.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “"Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes?" inauspiciously upon the world.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He thought as he worked of this terribe inauspiciously upon the world.

away

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From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

baby's

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From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

doctor

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From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

down

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From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

eyes

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From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

hat

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From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

haven't

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From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He thought as he worked of this terribe inauspiciously upon the world.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

I'll

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From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

inauspiciously

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From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes?" inauspiciously upon the world.

know

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From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He thought as he worked of this terribe inauspiciously upon the world.

right

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From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

said

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From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

taking

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From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

terribe

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From this reading He thought as he worked of this terribe inauspiciously upon the world.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

thought

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From this reading He thought as he worked of this terribe inauspiciously upon the world.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I'll be down right away," said the doctor, taking up his hat."

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes?" inauspiciously upon the world.

Why

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From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

worked

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From this reading He thought as he worked of this terribe inauspiciously upon the world.

world

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From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes?" inauspiciously upon the world.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Why haven't you let me know about this baby's eyes."

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