Chapter 5 of The Green Millennium is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Green Millennium is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He ... he ..." Sacheverell mumbled despairingly. Moe looked at him and Sacheverell was quiet. "How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?" Moe asked Jack.
Chapter 5 of The Green Millennium is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Moe asked Jack.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Moe asked Jack.”
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 “"How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Moe looked at him and Sacheverell was quiet.”
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Sacheverell mumbled despairingly.”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “"How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Moe looked at him and Sacheverell was quiet.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “"How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Moe looked at him and Sacheverell was quiet.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading "How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Moe looked at him and Sacheverell was quiet.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Moe asked Jack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Moe looked at him and Sacheverell was quiet.
with desperation
From this reading Sacheverell mumbled despairingly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He ... he ..."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Moe looked at him and Sacheverell was quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"
a small worthless amount
From this reading Moe asked Jack.
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 "How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Moe looked at him and Sacheverell was quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moe looked at him and Sacheverell was quiet.
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Sacheverell mumbled despairingly.
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading "How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Moe looked at him and Sacheverell was quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sacheverell mumbled despairingly.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moe looked at him and Sacheverell was quiet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How long did this pussy sleep after you stun-gunned it?"
Chapter 5 of The Green Millennium by Fritz Leiber holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 5 holds 390 sentences of The Green Millennium, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Green Millennium by Fritz Leiber exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
Work through the 78 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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