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The green girl
The green girl

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of The green girl is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.
For a little time the world was very still.
Xenora stood tense and silent beside me.
As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.
Indeed, the Green Girl was a beautiful being!
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The green girl

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of The green girl is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.
/ðə ɡriːn sleɪvz sæm snæpt ɔːf ðə ɑːrk æz ðə ˈsɪlvər ʃɪp fel ənd ðə ˈdrʌmɪŋ ʌv ðə ˈdʒenəreɪtərz stɑːpt/
Line 2
For a little time the world was very still.
/fɔːr ə ˈlɪtəl taɪm ðə wɜːrld wɑːz ˈveri stɪl/
Line 3
Xenora stood tense and silent beside me.
Line 4
As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.
/æz aɪ tɜːrnd təˈwɔːrd hɜːr aɪ kɑːt ðə slaɪt pərˈfjuːm ʌv hɜːr dɑːrk her/
Line 5
Indeed, the Green Girl was a beautiful being!
/ˌɪnˈdiːd ðə ɡriːn ɡɜːrl wɑːz ə ˈbjuːtəfəl ˈbiːɪŋ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

arc noun US /ɑːrk/

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

From this reading “The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.”

drumming noun US /ˈdrʌmɪŋ/

the act of playing drums

From this reading “The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.”

generators noun US /ˈdʒenəreɪtərz/

plural of “generator” — an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas

From this reading “The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.”

perfume noun US /pərˈfjuːm/

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading “As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.”

Sam noun US /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading “The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.”

Slaves noun US /sleɪvz/

plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone

From this reading “The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.”

snapped verb US /snæpt/

inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading “The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.”

tense noun US /tens/

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

From this reading “Xenora stood tense and silent beside me.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

dark hair noun + noun

In this reading “As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.”

snapped off verb + particle counted as “snap off”

break a piece from a whole

In this reading “The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading For a little time the world was very still.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

arcnounUS /ɑːrk/

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Indeed, the Green Girl was a beautiful being!

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Indeed, the Green Girl was a beautiful being!

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading Xenora stood tense and silent beside me.

caughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.

drummingnounUS /ˈdrʌmɪŋ/

the act of playing drums

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a little time the world was very still.

generatorsnounUS /ˈdʒenəreɪtərz/

plural of “generator” — an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

GirlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading Indeed, the Green Girl was a beautiful being!

GreennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.

IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, the Green Girl was a beautiful being!

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading For a little time the world was very still.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Xenora stood tense and silent beside me.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

perfumenounUS /pərˈfjuːm/

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.

SamnounUS /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

shipverbUS /ʃɪp/

transport commercially

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Xenora stood tense and silent beside me.

silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

SlavesnounUS /sleɪvz/

plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

slightnounUS /slaɪt/

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.

snappedverbUS /snæpt/

inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading For a little time the world was very still.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Xenora stood tense and silent beside me.

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

tensenounUS /tens/

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

From this reading Xenora stood tense and silent beside me.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Green Slaves Sam snapped off the arc as the silver ship fell, and the drumming of the generators stopped.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For a little time the world was very still.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading As I turned toward her, I caught the slight perfume of her dark hair.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading For a little time the world was very still.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For a little time the world was very still.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading For a little time the world was very still.

Xenora

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Xenora stood tense and silent beside me.

Chapter 23 of The green girl by Jack Williamson holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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.

What does chapter 23 of The green girl contain?

Chapter 23 holds 70 sentences of The green girl, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 23 of The green girl by Jack Williamson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 70 sentences, grouped into 14 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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