Chapter 12 of The green girl is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The green girl is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below. In a few minutes he called me to eat. Suddenly I realized that I was very hungry. I looked at my watch. It was eight o'clock.
Chapter 12 of The green girl is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being one more than seven
From this reading “It was eight o'clock.”
plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “Suddenly I realized that I was very hungry.”
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading “The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.”
according to the clock
From this reading “It was eight o'clock.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “Suddenly I realized that I was very hungry.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.”
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading “The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.”
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 “In a few minutes he called me to eat.”
In this reading “The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “I looked at my watch.”
In this reading “The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.”
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 In a few minutes he called me to eat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked at my watch.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In a few minutes he called me to eat.
take in solid food
From this reading In a few minutes he called me to eat.
being one more than seven
From this reading It was eight o'clock.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes he called me to eat.
plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a few minutes he called me to eat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Suddenly I realized that I was very hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Suddenly I realized that I was very hungry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes he called me to eat.
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was eight o'clock.
immediately past
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
the act of departing
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked at my watch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes he called me to eat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I looked at my watch.
according to the clock
From this reading It was eight o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Suddenly I realized that I was very hungry.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly I realized that I was very hungry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
precisely as stated
From this reading Suddenly I realized that I was very hungry.
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly I realized that I was very hungry.
look attentively
From this reading I looked at my watch.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The Second Sea Leaving to me the visions and the flights of wild hope that his last words induced, Sam went below.
Chapter 12 of The green girl by Jack Williamson holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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 12 holds 82 sentences of The green girl, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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