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Chapter 5 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENOCH COOK AND HIS PAL. The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him. Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook. “Ain’t you a nice member of society?” remarked Quick. “Put up that gun.”
Chapter 5 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
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From this reading “Ain’t you a nice member of society?” remarked Quick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ENOCH COOK AND HIS PAL.
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From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENOCH COOK AND HIS PAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
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From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
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From this reading ENOCH COOK AND HIS PAL.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
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From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put up that gun.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ENOCH COOK AND HIS PAL.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t you a nice member of society?” remarked Quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t you a nice member of society?” remarked Quick.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ain’t you a nice member of society?” remarked Quick.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENOCH COOK AND HIS PAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put up that gun.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t you a nice member of society?” remarked Quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t you a nice member of society?” remarked Quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Put up that gun.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Put up that gun.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The moment Quick appeared upon the scene Cook made a successful dash for liberty, Burt did not make a move to intercept him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mike had the drop on him, and Burt believed the rascal would shoot if he grappled with Cook.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ain’t you a nice member of society?” remarked Quick.
