Chapter 20 of Green Eyes is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Green Eyes is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!” The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke. Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare. The lady cop’s room was a wreck. She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
Chapter 20 of Green Eyes is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!””
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.”
the first light of day
From this reading “She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!”
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!””
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “The lady cop’s room was a wreck.”
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.
take and lift upward
In this reading “She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!””
In this reading “She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The lady cop’s room was a wreck.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
the first light of day
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
and nothing more
From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The lady cop’s room was a wreck.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 13-13 AND OTHER SIGNS “Look at this cabin!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Florence and Tillie could only stand and stare.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She had gone out before dawn; had been gone an hour, had picked up Florence and Tillie on her way back, and now this!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lady cop’s voice was filled with consternation as she spoke.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading The lady cop’s room was a wreck.
Chapter 20 of Green Eyes by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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 20 holds 97 sentences of Green Eyes, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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