Chapter 16 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WISE BARTENDER. The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender. “Well done, Andy!” cried Mike. And then he hastily left. Andy had slipped behind the detective, unperceived by the latter.
Chapter 16 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
From this reading “A WISE BARTENDER.”
English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
From this reading “The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.”
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading “The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “Andy had slipped behind the detective, unperceived by the latter.”
past form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “And then he hastily left.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading ““Well done, Andy!” cried Mike.”
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 ““Well done, Andy!” cried Mike.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 WISE BARTENDER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then he hastily left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well done, Andy!” cried Mike.
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
From this reading A WISE BARTENDER.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Andy had slipped behind the detective, unperceived by the latter.
exhale hard
From this reading The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.
English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
From this reading The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Well done, Andy!” cried Mike.
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Andy had slipped behind the detective, unperceived by the latter.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Well done, Andy!” cried Mike.
past form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Andy had slipped behind the detective, unperceived by the latter.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading And then he hastily left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he hastily left.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Andy had slipped behind the detective, unperceived by the latter.
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 And then he hastily left.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “Well done, Andy!” cried Mike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Andy had slipped behind the detective, unperceived by the latter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he hastily left.
not perceived or commented on
From this reading Andy had slipped behind the detective, unperceived by the latter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The blow that felled Burt Cromwell was delivered by Quick’s bartender.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well done, Andy!” cried Mike.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading A WISE BARTENDER.
Chapter 16 of The Great Green Diamond by Inspector Stark holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 16 holds 188 sentences of The Great Green Diamond, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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