Chapter 1 of Green Eyes is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Green Eyes is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay. A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night. At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow. This was a rowboat. It was painted black.
Chapter 1 of Green Eyes is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.”
possessive form of “morton” — United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
coated with paint
From this reading “A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.”
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading “This was a rowboat.”
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In this reading “At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.”
In this reading “At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.”
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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 A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was painted black.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
put or send forth
From this reading At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
possessive form of “morton” — United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
above and across; more than
From this reading A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
coated with paint
From this reading A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
a course of conduct
From this reading A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading This was a rowboat.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.
not in physical motion
From this reading A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.
precisely as stated
From this reading At the very center of this narrow bay some dark object cast a shadow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A bright half moon painted a path of silver over water as still as the night.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago New York It was night on Morton’s Bay.
Chapter 1 of Green Eyes by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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 1 holds 176 sentences of Green Eyes, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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