Chapter V of Two Women, “The Doctor Acts,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter V
Chapter V of Two Women, “The Doctor Acts,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.” “I am at her service,” I replied. “Will she join me here?” “She is eager to have you operate. She asked me where you would do so.
Chapter V of Two Women, “The Doctor Acts,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “|Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.””
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading ““She is eager to have you operate.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “|Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.””
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading ““Will she join me here?””
according to the clock
From this reading “|Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.””
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
From this reading ““She is eager to have you operate.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “|Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.””
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “|Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.””
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In this reading “|Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am at her service,” I replied.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She asked me where you would do so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She asked me where you would do so.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “She is eager to have you operate.
being one more than ten
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She is eager to have you operate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I am at her service,” I replied.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Will she join me here?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am at her service,” I replied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “Will she join me here?”
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From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
according to the clock
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
From this reading “She is eager to have you operate.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I am at her service,” I replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “I am at her service,” I replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She asked me where you would do so.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
in or at the place that
From this reading She asked me where you would do so.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will she join me here?”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She asked me where you would do so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading |Next morning, at about eleven o'clock, my good sister Josephine came to me in my study, and said, “She is awake now and wishes to see you.”
Chapter 5 of Two Women by Henry Harland holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 5 holds 106 sentences of Two Women, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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