Chapter 30 of The Green Book is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Green Book is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated. The whole of the tenantry had been commanded to attend. The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn. Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day. The preparations were on a magnificent scale.
Chapter 30 of The Green Book is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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widely known and esteemed
From this reading “THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated.”
plural of “couple” — a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.”
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading “The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.”
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading “Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “The preparations were on a magnificent scale.”
an ordered reference standard
From this reading “The preparations were on a magnificent scale.”
plural of “serf” — (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
From this reading “The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.”
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading “The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.”
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 courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.”
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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 The preparations were on a magnificent scale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading The whole of the tenantry had been commanded to attend.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The whole of the tenantry had been commanded to attend.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading The whole of the tenantry had been commanded to attend.
plural of “couple” — a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.
increase twofold
From this reading THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The whole of the tenantry had been commanded to attend.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading The preparations were on a magnificent scale.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole of the tenantry had been commanded to attend.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The preparations were on a magnificent scale.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading The preparations were on a magnificent scale.
an ordered reference standard
From this reading The preparations were on a magnificent scale.
plural of “serf” — (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
From this reading The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.
tenants of an estate considered as a group
From this reading The whole of the tenantry had been commanded to attend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated.
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading THE TRAGI-COMEDY AT GRUSINO The double wedding was to be celebrated.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two couples--one handsome, the other loathsome--were to be married that day.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole of the tenantry had been commanded to attend.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.
showing curiosity
From this reading The courtyard of the castle had been thronged with wondering serfs from early dawn.
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