Chapter 20 of The Book of Gud is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Book of Gud is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean. "Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle." "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water." "She has a necklace of shark's teeth," whispered the jealous water baby. "And a pearl without a price," piped the sea lady.
Chapter 20 of The Book of Gud is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
From this reading “"Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean.”
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading “"Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."”
treat with contempt
From this reading “"Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle."”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “"Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean.”
jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
From this reading “"She has a necklace of shark's teeth," whispered the jealous water baby.”
past form of “pipe” — utter a shrill cry
From this reading “"And a pearl without a price," piped the sea lady.”
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “"Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."”
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading “"Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle."”
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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In this reading “"Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean.”
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From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And a pearl without a price," piped the sea lady.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "She has a necklace of shark's teeth," whispered the jealous water baby.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean.
primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk
From this reading "Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle."
any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
From this reading "Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has a necklace of shark's teeth," whispered the jealous water baby.
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle."
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading "She has a necklace of shark's teeth," whispered the jealous water baby.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "And a pearl without a price," piped the sea lady.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
hear with intention
From this reading "Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean.
treat with contempt
From this reading "Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle."
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading "Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean.
jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
From this reading "She has a necklace of shark's teeth," whispered the jealous water baby.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean.
and nothing more
From this reading "Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading "And a pearl without a price," piped the sea lady.
past form of “pipe” — utter a shrill cry
From this reading "And a pearl without a price," piped the sea lady.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading "And a pearl without a price," piped the sea lady.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "And a pearl without a price," piped the sea lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has a necklace of shark's teeth," whispered the jealous water baby.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She has a necklace of shark's teeth," whispered the jealous water baby.
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "She has a necklace of shark's teeth," whispered the jealous water baby.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, listen to the mocking bird!" cried the crustacean.
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading "Ha, ha!" laughed the crinoid, "that is only a mock turtle."
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 "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "She has a necklace of shark's teeth," whispered the jealous water baby.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "And a pearl without a price," piped the sea lady.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh H_{2}O!" snorted the good red herring, "you talk like a fish out of water."
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