Chapter 24 of The Green Goddess is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Green Goddess is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The great wings beat nearer. The cruel bird-cry came again. “You would kill us—?” Lucilla panted hoarsely. “Not I, Madam; the clerical party,” Rukh said suavely.
Chapter 24 of The Green Goddess is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “The great wings beat nearer.”
of or relating to clerks
From this reading ““Not I, Madam; the clerical party,” Rukh said suavely.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “The cruel bird-cry came again.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ““You would kill us—?””
a woman of refinement
From this reading ““Not I, Madam; the clerical party,” Rukh said suavely.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “The great wings beat nearer.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Lucilla panted hoarsely.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “The great wings beat nearer.”
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In this reading “The cruel bird-cry came again.”
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anew
From this reading The cruel bird-cry came again.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The great wings beat nearer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cruel bird-cry came again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The cruel bird-cry came again.
of or relating to clerks
From this reading “Not I, Madam; the clerical party,” Rukh said suavely.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The cruel bird-cry came again.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great wings beat nearer.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading Lucilla panted hoarsely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Not I, Madam; the clerical party,” Rukh said suavely.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “You would kill us—?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucilla panted hoarsely.
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Not I, Madam; the clerical party,” Rukh said suavely.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The great wings beat nearer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not I, Madam; the clerical party,” Rukh said suavely.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Lucilla panted hoarsely.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “Not I, Madam; the clerical party,” Rukh said suavely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not I, Madam; the clerical party,” Rukh said suavely.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Not I, Madam; the clerical party,” Rukh said suavely.
with suavity; in a suave manner
From this reading “Not I, Madam; the clerical party,” Rukh said suavely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great wings beat nearer.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You would kill us—?”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading The great wings beat nearer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would kill us—?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You would kill us—?”
Chapter 24 of The Green Goddess by Louise Jordan Miln holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 24 holds 134 sentences of The Green Goddess, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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