Chapter 22 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DETH KILLED BY ENOCH. “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?” “Why not?” “I think he is a lying rascal.” “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
Chapter 22 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading ““It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.””
close interaction
From this reading ““It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.””
prepare a hot meal
From this reading ““Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?””
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “DETH KILLED BY ENOCH.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading ““Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?””
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading ““I think he is a lying rascal.””
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading ““It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.””
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading ““It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.””
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 ““It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.””
In this reading “DETH KILLED BY ENOCH.”
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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 “I think he is a lying rascal.”
later than; following
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DETH KILLED BY ENOCH.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
close interaction
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DETH KILLED BY ENOCH.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DETH KILLED BY ENOCH.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I think he is a lying rascal.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think he is a lying rascal.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I think he is a lying rascal.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading DETH KILLED BY ENOCH.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “I think he is a lying rascal.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “I think he is a lying rascal.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think he is a lying rascal.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It seems to me,” remarked Billy, “that you are suspicious of every one with whom you come in contact.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Barry,” said Ajeeb, after Enoch Cook was carried from the parlor, “do you believe that fellow?”
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