Chapter 10 of The Blue Germ is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Blue Germ is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ILLNESS OF MR. ANNOT The departure of Mr. Herbert Wain was a relief. I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat. "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed. "This may be the beginning of incalculable trouble."
Chapter 10 of The Blue Germ is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of departing
From this reading “ANNOT The departure of Mr. Herbert Wain was a relief.”
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “"You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “ANNOT The departure of Mr. Herbert Wain was a relief.”
plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion
From this reading “"You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “THE ILLNESS OF MR.”
not prudent or wise
From this reading “"You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.”
not able to be computed or enumerated
From this reading “"This may be the beginning of incalculable trouble."”
English writer (1925-1994)
From this reading “ANNOT The departure of Mr. Herbert Wain was a relief.”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ANNOT The departure of Mr. Herbert Wain was a relief.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANNOT The departure of Mr. Herbert Wain was a relief.
any person at all
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "This may be the beginning of incalculable trouble."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "This may be the beginning of incalculable trouble."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
the act of departing
From this reading ANNOT The departure of Mr. Herbert Wain was a relief.
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
a boy or man
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading ANNOT The departure of Mr. Herbert Wain was a relief.
plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading THE ILLNESS OF MR.
not prudent or wise
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
not able to be computed or enumerated
From this reading "This may be the beginning of incalculable trouble."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "This may be the beginning of incalculable trouble."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE ILLNESS OF MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ILLNESS OF MR.
on one occasion
From this reading I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading ANNOT The departure of Mr. Herbert Wain was a relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ILLNESS OF MR.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This may be the beginning of incalculable trouble."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "This may be the beginning of incalculable trouble."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.
English writer (1925-1994)
From this reading ANNOT The departure of Mr. Herbert Wain was a relief.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANNOT The departure of Mr. Herbert Wain was a relief.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I turned to Sarakoff at once and spoke with some heat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were more than imprudent to give that fellow hints that we knew more about the Blue Disease than anybody else," I exclaimed.
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