Chapter 4 of The Young Physician is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Young Physician is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREEN TREES . I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous. From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
Chapter 4 of The Young Physician is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading “From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.”
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading “From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.”
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.”
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.”
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading “From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.”
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In this reading “I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.”
In this reading “THE GREEN TREES .”
In this reading “From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
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From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
at any time
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
coins made of gold
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE GREEN TREES .
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
immediately past
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
the season of growth
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREEN TREES .
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE GREEN TREES .
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I THE holidays that followed this term were the most marvellous.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading From first to last they were bathed in the atmosphere of mellow gold that makes beautiful some evenings of spring, all tender and bird-haunted; and his mother, too, was more wonderful than she had ever been before.
Chapter 4 of The Young Physician by Francis Brett Young holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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 4 holds 283 sentences of The Young Physician, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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