Chapter 8 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNEXPECTED MEETING. We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room. “So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?” “Haven’t I just said so?” “You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.”
Chapter 8 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading ““You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.””
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.”
Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
From this reading “We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.”
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading ““So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?””
a particular situation
From this reading ““You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.””
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.”
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 “AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.”
a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine
In this reading ““So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?””
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.
someone who is a detective
From this reading We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Haven’t I just said so?”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Haven’t I just said so?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?”
and nothing more
From this reading “Haven’t I just said so?”
Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
From this reading We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
From this reading We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?”
a particular situation
From this reading “You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left Enoch Cook and Dick Kidd in the latter’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “So,” said Cook, “that nigger high priest is in New York?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can bet I wouldn’t want to be in Stolburst’s shoes.”
Chapter 8 of The Great Green Diamond by Inspector Stark holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 8 holds 182 sentences of The Great Green Diamond, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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