Chapter 31 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION. Zulima told the detective where her uncle was domiciled. Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears. Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer. Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.
Chapter 31 of The Great Green Diamond is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having fair knowledge of
From this reading “Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.”
English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
From this reading “Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “Zulima told the detective where her uncle was domiciled.”
someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading “Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.”
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 “Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.”
In this reading “Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears.”
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 Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears.
English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
From this reading Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Zulima told the detective where her uncle was domiciled.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zulima told the detective where her uncle was domiciled.
at any time
From this reading Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.
someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears.
set up or found
From this reading Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Zulima told the detective where her uncle was domiciled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Burt found Frank in the hallway and told him of his discovery.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zulima told the detective where her uncle was domiciled.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Zulima told the detective where her uncle was domiciled.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Zulima told the detective where her uncle was domiciled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Zulima told the detective where her uncle was domiciled.
in or at the place that
From this reading Zulima told the detective where her uncle was domiciled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bitterly did she regret ever having become acquainted with the explorer.
the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female
From this reading Then, womanlike, she burst into a flood of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zulima told the detective where her uncle was domiciled.
Chapter 31 of The Great Green Diamond by Inspector Stark holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 31 holds 161 sentences of The Great Green Diamond, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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