Chapter 4 of The Great Green Blight is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Great Green Blight is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
X "Betrayed!" echoed Norman. The Duchess nodded. Her gray eyes were enormous. "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!" "Who?
Chapter 4 of The Great Green Blight is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “X "Betrayed!" echoed Norman.”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “The Duchess nodded.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “X "Betrayed!" echoed Norman.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “Her gray eyes were enormous.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"”
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading “"I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “The Duchess nodded.”
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “X "Betrayed!" echoed Norman.”
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.
In this reading “Her gray eyes were enormous.”
In this reading “"I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading X "Betrayed!" echoed Norman.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading The Duchess nodded.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading X "Betrayed!" echoed Norman.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Her gray eyes were enormous.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her gray eyes were enormous.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Her gray eyes were enormous.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her gray eyes were enormous.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The Duchess nodded.
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading X "Betrayed!" echoed Norman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"
above and across; more than
From this reading "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Duchess nodded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I've been expecting to keel over on the street all the way home!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her gray eyes were enormous.
which person or people
From this reading "Who?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading X "Betrayed!" echoed Norman.
Chapter 4 of The Great Green Blight by Robert Emmett McDowell holds 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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 4 holds 475 sentences of The Great Green Blight, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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