Chapter 8 of The Green Goddess is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Green Goddess is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door. “You needn’t wait,” he said. “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin. I have again and again. I’ve tried all I knew.
Chapter 8 of The Green Goddess is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ““Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading ““Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““You needn’t wait,” he said.”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.”
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anew
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
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From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I’ve tried all I knew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have again and again.
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From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You needn’t wait,” he said.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve tried all I knew.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I’ve tried all I knew.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You needn’t wait,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You needn’t wait,” he said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Agnew got out of his chair heavily, and spoke to the man outside the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Traherne,” he said, as he sat down again, “don’t you think that I haven’t tried to help Crespin.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “You needn’t wait,” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You needn’t wait,” he said.
Chapter 8 of The Green Goddess by Louise Jordan Miln holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 8 holds 207 sentences of The Green Goddess, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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