Chapter 23 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BIRD FLOWN. When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming. Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him. “Well,” he said, “you look rather excited, Enoch.” “I ought to be excited.”
Chapter 23 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.”
English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
From this reading “When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “THE BIRD FLOWN.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.”
an event that happens
From this reading “When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.”
coming after or following
From this reading “Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.”
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In this reading ““Well,” he said, “you look rather excited, Enoch.””
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later than; following
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I ought to be excited.”
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE BIRD FLOWN.
English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Well,” he said, “you look rather excited, Enoch.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading THE BIRD FLOWN.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
set up or found
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ought to be excited.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Well,” he said, “you look rather excited, Enoch.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
an event that happens
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought to be excited.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
on the contrary
From this reading “Well,” he said, “you look rather excited, Enoch.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” he said, “you look rather excited, Enoch.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
coming after or following
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRD FLOWN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I ought to be excited.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
(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,” he said, “you look rather excited, Enoch.”
at the time that
From this reading When Burt visited his office the morning after the occurrence at Ajeeb’s, he found Enoch Cook awaiting his coming.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Burt had spent nearly the whole of the night previous in looking for Mike Quick without succeeding in finding him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well,” he said, “you look rather excited, Enoch.”
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