Chapter 28 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MIKE QUICK GIVEN A SHOCK. Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick. The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive. The bartender was quite well acquainted with his visitor. “Where is Mike?”
Chapter 28 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
From this reading “The bartender was quite well acquainted with his visitor.”
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.”
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading “The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.”
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 was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “MIKE QUICK GIVEN A SHOCK.”
possessive form of “mike” — device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
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 “The bartender was quite well acquainted with his visitor.”
In this reading “Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.”
be sufficient
In this reading “The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MIKE QUICK GIVEN A SHOCK.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading The bartender was quite well acquainted with his visitor.
later than; following
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
From this reading The bartender was quite well acquainted with his visitor.
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading MIKE QUICK GIVEN A SHOCK.
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 was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Mike?”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading MIKE QUICK GIVEN A SHOCK.
possessive form of “mike” — device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading MIKE QUICK GIVEN A SHOCK.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The bartender was quite well acquainted with his visitor.
try to get or reach
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading MIKE QUICK GIVEN A SHOCK.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
someone who visits
From this reading The bartender was quite well acquainted with his visitor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
(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 The bartender was quite well acquainted with his visitor.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Mike?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Frank Hare was wrong in the opinion that Blair would not seek an interview with Quick.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The morning after his escape from the young detective, Bull went around to Mike’s dive.
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