Chapter 7 of Widdershins is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Widdershins is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Put me on the couch," said Benlian. I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher. The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body. Then the doctor ran to a telephone and called a colleague.... We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.
Chapter 7 of Widdershins is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading “I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.”
an associate that one works with
From this reading “Then the doctor ran to a telephone and called a colleague....”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “"Put me on the couch," said Benlian.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.”
having unpredictable ups and downs
From this reading “The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body.”
a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
From this reading “I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Then the doctor ran to a telephone and called a colleague....”
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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 Then the doctor ran to a telephone and called a colleague....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Put me on the couch," said Benlian.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then the doctor ran to a telephone and called a colleague....
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.
an associate that one works with
From this reading Then the doctor ran to a telephone and called a colleague....
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading "Put me on the couch," said Benlian.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.
a large number or amount
From this reading We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.
having unpredictable ups and downs
From this reading The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body.
the act of departing
From this reading We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.
held up in the air
From this reading I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Put me on the couch," said Benlian.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Put me on the couch," said Benlian.
above and across; more than
From this reading The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Put me on the couch," said Benlian.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then the doctor ran to a telephone and called a colleague....
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Put me on the couch," said Benlian.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.
a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
From this reading I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Then the doctor ran to a telephone and called a colleague....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Put me on the couch," said Benlian.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the doctor ran to a telephone and called a colleague....
in or at that place or location
From this reading We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the doctor ran to a telephone and called a colleague....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.
which person or people
From this reading I and the doctor who was not ill lifted him on the canvas stretcher.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The green-gleaming frame of fluctuating light was passed over the whole of his body.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We spent the morning there, with dozens of doctors coming and going.
Chapter 7 of Widdershins by Oliver Onions 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.
Chapter 7 holds 433 sentences of Widdershins, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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