Chapter 33 of The Green Goddess is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of The Green Goddess is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Whiskey had done its medicinal work. Alcohol had wrought its miracle. It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin. Dr. Traherne knew it. “Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.
Chapter 33 of The Green Goddess is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading “Alcohol had wrought its miracle.”
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading ““Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.”
having the properties of medicine
From this reading “Whiskey had done its medicinal work.”
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading “Alcohol had wrought its miracle.”
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “Whiskey had done its medicinal work.”
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading “Alcohol had wrought its miracle.”
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.
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a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading Alcohol had wrought its miracle.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Whiskey had done its medicinal work.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Traherne knew it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whiskey had done its medicinal work.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Whiskey had done its medicinal work.
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 Dr. Traherne knew it.
fasten with a lock
From this reading “Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.
having the properties of medicine
From this reading Whiskey had done its medicinal work.
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading Alcohol had wrought its miracle.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had paid something more off the long score it owed Antony Crespin.
in the direction of
From this reading “Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Traherne knew it.
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading Whiskey had done its medicinal work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Whiskey had done its medicinal work.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading Alcohol had wrought its miracle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can you lock that door?” the soldier demanded, pointing towards the corridor.
Chapter 33 of The Green Goddess by Louise Jordan Miln holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 33 holds 106 sentences of The Green Goddess, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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