Chapter 5 of Citadel of the Green Death is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Citadel of the Green Death is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Peg pushed aside the crystal doors. "Here he is, Miss Cameron." * * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping. Joel stared around trying to locate the beast. Then he swallowed.
Chapter 5 of Citadel of the Green Death is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Joel stared around trying to locate the beast.”
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading “Peg pushed aside the crystal doors.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “* * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “Joel stared around trying to locate the beast.”
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading “Joel stared around trying to locate the beast.”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “Peg pushed aside the crystal doors.”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “Peg pushed aside the crystal doors.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “Then he swallowed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
push out of the way
In this reading “Peg pushed aside the crystal doors.”
set up or found
In this reading “* * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading * * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading * * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Joel stared around trying to locate the beast.
on or to one side
From this reading Peg pushed aside the crystal doors.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Joel stared around trying to locate the beast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here he is, Miss Cameron."
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading * * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading Peg pushed aside the crystal doors.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Peg pushed aside the crystal doors.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading * * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here he is, Miss Cameron."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here he is, Miss Cameron."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here he is, Miss Cameron."
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading Joel stared around trying to locate the beast.
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading Joel stared around trying to locate the beast.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Here he is, Miss Cameron."
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading Peg pushed aside the crystal doors.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Peg pushed aside the crystal doors.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading * * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading * * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Joel stared around trying to locate the beast.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Then he swallowed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peg pushed aside the crystal doors.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he swallowed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joel stared around trying to locate the beast.
hard to endure
From this reading Joel stared around trying to locate the beast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading * * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * At their appearance, some creature set up an excited yap-yapping.
Chapter 5 of Citadel of the Green Death by Robert Emmett McDowell holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 425 sentences of Citadel of the Green Death, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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