Chapter 21 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANK HARE’S MISSION. After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office. There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days. “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?” “Yes.”
Chapter 21 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 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.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.”
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “FRANK HARE’S MISSION.”
possessive form of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading ““Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?””
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading ““Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?””
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “FRANK HARE’S MISSION.”
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 “There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.”
a man who is very old
In this reading ““Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?””
In this reading “After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK HARE’S MISSION.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
possessive form of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading FRANK HARE’S MISSION.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
the act of departing
From this reading After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading FRANK HARE’S MISSION.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.
(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, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After leaving Cook, the detective went to his office.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There he met his assistant, Frank Hare, whom he had not seen in several days.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, old man,” said the latter, “did you find Enoch Cook at Mike Quick’s?”
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