Chapter 9 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TERRIBLE SURPRISE. “Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?” “Where is he?” asked the outraged husband. Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp. “Who the deuce are you, anyway?”
Chapter 9 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““Who the deuce are you, anyway?””
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading ““Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?””
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading ““Who the deuce are you, anyway?””
hold firmly
From this reading “Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.”
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading ““Where is he?” asked the outraged husband.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.”
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
From this reading ““Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?””
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 “Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.”
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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 A TERRIBLE SURPRISE.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Who the deuce are you, anyway?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Who the deuce are you, anyway?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where is he?” asked the outraged husband.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?”
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “Who the deuce are you, anyway?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.
hold firmly
From this reading Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where is he?” asked the outraged husband.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Where is he?” asked the outraged husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is he?” asked the outraged husband.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “Where is he?” asked the outraged husband.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
From this reading “Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Now Cook succeeded in shaking himself free of the other’s grasp.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A TERRIBLE SURPRISE.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A TERRIBLE SURPRISE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Where is he?” asked the outraged husband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is he?” asked the outraged husband.
which person or people
From this reading “Who the deuce are you, anyway?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Curse you!” exclaimed Enoch; “do you mean to strangle me?”
Chapter 9 of The Great Green Diamond by Inspector Stark holds 181 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 9 holds 181 sentences of The Great Green Diamond, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Great Green Diamond by Inspector Stark exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 181 sentences, grouped into 37 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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