Chapter 12 of Green Doors is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Green Doors is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in. The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood. He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible. “This Christie is O.K., Dick,” he said. “You must read it yourself.
Chapter 12 of Green Doors is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading “He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.”
prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
From this reading ““This Christie is O.K., Dick,” he said.”
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading “He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.”
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
From this reading “He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.”
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading “The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.”
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading “The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.”
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading “Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.”
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.
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a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution
In this reading “The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.”
In this reading “Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
From this reading “This Christie is O.K., Dick,” he said.
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This Christie is O.K., Dick,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You must read it yourself.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “This Christie is O.K., Dick,” he said.
conformity or harmony
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must read it yourself.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “This Christie is O.K., Dick,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “You must read it yourself.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This Christie is O.K., Dick,” he said.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The detective story had returned him to a healthy, intellectual mood.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was accustomed to find this type of reading as effective as a good game of contract or chess for keeping one sensible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lewis glanced up at Dick welcomingly as he came in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must read it yourself.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You must read it yourself.
Chapter 12 of Green Doors by Ethel Cook Eliot holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 12 holds 405 sentences of Green Doors, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Green Doors by Ethel Cook Eliot exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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