Chapter 1 of The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THE MADNESS OF PHILIP," ETC. M. A. T. J. D. B. The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him. The butler was new--he was always new, the doctor thought--and actually didn't know him.
Chapter 1 of The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “The butler was new--he was always new, the doctor thought--and actually didn't know him.”
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “"THE MADNESS OF PHILIP," ETC.”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “"THE MADNESS OF PHILIP," ETC.”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.”
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading “The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.”
in a vehement manner
From this reading “The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.”
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In this reading “The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.”
In this reading “The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.”
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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 M. A. T.
in actual fact
From this reading The butler was new--he was always new, the doctor thought--and actually didn't know him.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The butler was new--he was always new, the doctor thought--and actually didn't know him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading J. D. B.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading The butler was new--he was always new, the doctor thought--and actually didn't know him.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading J. D. B.
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From this reading The butler was new--he was always new, the doctor thought--and actually didn't know him.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
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From this reading "THE MADNESS OF PHILIP," ETC.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
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From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The butler was new--he was always new, the doctor thought--and actually didn't know him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. D. B.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The butler was new--he was always new, the doctor thought--and actually didn't know him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. A. T.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading "THE MADNESS OF PHILIP," ETC.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The butler was new--he was always new, the doctor thought--and actually didn't know him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE MADNESS OF PHILIP," ETC.
on one occasion
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading "THE MADNESS OF PHILIP," ETC.
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading M. A. T.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE MADNESS OF PHILIP," ETC.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The butler was new--he was always new, the doctor thought--and actually didn't know him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
in a vehement manner
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The butler was new--he was always new, the doctor thought--and actually didn't know him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young doctor stamped vehemently up the marble steps, to warm his feet, and once in the warm, flower-scented halls, let a little shiver escape him.
Chapter 1 of The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon by Josephine Daskam Bacon holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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