Chapter 10 of The Green Book is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Green Book is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in! To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!" "And suppose it's some one to bring you money?" "There's no man living who would do that." "And if it's a love letter?"
Chapter 10 of The Green Book is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"And suppose it's some one to bring you money?"”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!”
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"”
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading “HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “"There's no man living who would do that."”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!”
express a supposition
From this reading “"And suppose it's some one to bring you money?"”
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.
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"”
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 HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "And suppose it's some one to bring you money?"
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There's no man living who would do that."
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if it's a love letter?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And suppose it's some one to bring you money?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "And if it's a love letter?"
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "There's no man living who would do that."
fasten with a lock
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "And if it's a love letter?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "There's no man living who would do that."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "And suppose it's some one to bring you money?"
not any; not one
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
express in words
From this reading To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "And suppose it's some one to bring you money?"
express a supposition
From this reading "And suppose it's some one to bring you money?"
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's no man living who would do that."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
which person or people
From this reading To him who doubts that I am not at home, say I am dead!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "There's no man living who would do that."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOW A FORTRESS WAS TAKEN "Lock and bolt the doors, and see that you let no one in!
Chapter 10 of The Green Book by Mór Jókai holds 327 sentences, grouped into 66 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 10 holds 327 sentences of The Green Book, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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