Chapter 10 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence. DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it--and you got it. Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect. But there is a worse complaint than sciatica. It lasts longer.
Chapter 10 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “But there is a worse complaint than sciatica.”
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading “Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.”
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it--and you got it.”
plural of “last” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading “It lasts longer.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.”
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
later than; following
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is a worse complaint than sciatica.
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading But there is a worse complaint than sciatica.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it--and you got it.
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it--and you got it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it--and you got it.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it--and you got it.
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it--and you got it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there is a worse complaint than sciatica.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it--and you got it.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it--and you got it.
plural of “last” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading It lasts longer.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
for more time
From this reading It lasts longer.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
From this reading But there is a worse complaint than sciatica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But there is a worse complaint than sciatica.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there is a worse complaint than sciatica.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence.
interact in a certain way
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading But there is a worse complaint than sciatica.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it--and you got it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it--and you got it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect.
Chapter 10 of The Window-Gazer by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
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