Chapter XXX of Green Eyes, “Their Crowded Hour,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXX
Chapter XXX of Green Eyes, “Their Crowded Hour,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Petite Jeanne’s one big night was at hand. Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room. To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress. How the thought thrilled her! An actress for an hour.
Chapter XXX of Green Eyes, “Their Crowded Hour,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a female actor
From this reading “To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.”
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading “Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.”
very small
From this reading “Petite Jeanne’s one big night was at hand.”
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading “Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.”
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading “How the thought thrilled her!”
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.
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
In this reading “Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.”
In this reading “To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.”
In this reading “An actress for an hour.”
close in space; within reach
In this reading “Petite Jeanne’s one big night was at hand.”
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.
a female actor
From this reading To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Petite Jeanne’s one big night was at hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Petite Jeanne’s one big night was at hand.
of short duration or distance
From this reading To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Petite Jeanne’s one big night was at hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the thought thrilled her!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Petite Jeanne’s one big night was at hand.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Petite Jeanne’s one big night was at hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Petite Jeanne’s one big night was at hand.
very small
From this reading Petite Jeanne’s one big night was at hand.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading How the thought thrilled her!
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading How the thought thrilled her!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-night, for one brief hour at least, she was to be an actress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Petite Jeanne’s one big night was at hand.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Already the shadows were growing long in her modest little sitting room.
Chapter 30 of Green Eyes by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 30 holds 106 sentences of Green Eyes, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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