Chapter 24 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The cop wiggled his chin affirmatively. "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands." Captain Black came in. "No dice." Then Dave Berne arrived.
Chapter 24 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in an affirmative manner
From this reading “The cop wiggled his chin affirmatively.”
the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
From this reading “Then Dave Berne arrived.”
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading “The cop wiggled his chin affirmatively.”
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “"No dice."”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “"The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."”
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading “"The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “"The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."”
past form of “wiggle” — move to and fro
From this reading “The cop wiggled his chin affirmatively.”
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in an affirmative manner
From this reading The cop wiggled his chin affirmatively.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Then Dave Berne arrived.
the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
From this reading Then Dave Berne arrived.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Captain Black came in.
placed in a grave
From this reading "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Captain Black came in.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Black came in.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading The cop wiggled his chin affirmatively.
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading The cop wiggled his chin affirmatively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Dave Berne arrived.
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading "No dice."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cop wiggled his chin affirmatively.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."
not any; not one
From this reading "No dice."
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cop wiggled his chin affirmatively.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Dave Berne arrived.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The number of good, practical ideas buried in Headquarters runs to thousands."
past form of “wiggle” — move to and fro
From this reading The cop wiggled his chin affirmatively.
Chapter 24 of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower by Philip Wylie holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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 24 holds 378 sentences of Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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