Chapter 25 of Who goes there? is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of Who goes there? is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then I tried "Doctor Khay-me," but failed. I knew that I had said "Ki-me," and had not thought "Khay-me." By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain. It would not do. Yet, though this double process had failed, I was not discouraged.
Chapter 25 of Who goes there? is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel physical pain
From this reading “By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “Yet, though this double process had failed, I was not discouraged.”
increase twofold
From this reading “Yet, though this double process had failed, I was not discouraged.”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “Then I tried "Doctor Khay-me," but failed.”
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading “Yet, though this double process had failed, I was not discouraged.”
past form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of
From this reading “By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.”
at the same instant
From this reading “By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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feel physical pain
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I knew that I had said "Ki-me," and had not thought "Khay-me."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then I tried "Doctor Khay-me," but failed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading Yet, though this double process had failed, I was not discouraged.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It would not do.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Then I tried "Doctor Khay-me," but failed.
increase twofold
From this reading Yet, though this double process had failed, I was not discouraged.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Then I tried "Doctor Khay-me," but failed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew that I had said "Ki-me," and had not thought "Khay-me."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I tried "Doctor Khay-me," but failed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would not do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I tried "Doctor Khay-me," but failed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew that I had said "Ki-me," and had not thought "Khay-me."
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 I knew that I had said "Ki-me," and had not thought "Khay-me."
the literary culture
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I knew that I had said "Ki-me," and had not thought "Khay-me."
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading Yet, though this double process had failed, I was not discouraged.
past form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I knew that I had said "Ki-me," and had not thought "Khay-me."
at the same instant
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew that I had said "Ki-me," and had not thought "Khay-me."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I tried "Doctor Khay-me," but failed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet, though this double process had failed, I was not discouraged.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet, though this double process had failed, I was not discouraged.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I knew that I had said "Ki-me," and had not thought "Khay-me."
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Then I tried "Doctor Khay-me," but failed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet, though this double process had failed, I was not discouraged.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By an effort that made my head ache, I said "Doctor Ki-me," and simultaneously reproduced "Doctor Khay-me" with letters before my brain.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would not do.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, though this double process had failed, I was not discouraged.
Chapter 25 of Who goes there? by B. K. (Blackwood Ketcham) Benson holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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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