Chapter 7 of The Green Millennium is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Green Millennium is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb. His hands clenched and slowly unclenched. He set himself to speak. Just then a phone-light blinked. Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
Chapter 7 of The Green Millennium is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading “Just then a phone-light blinked.”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.”
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.”
United States journalist with political ambitions (1811-1872)
From this reading “Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.”
close violently
From this reading “Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just then a phone-light blinked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Just then a phone-light blinked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
United States journalist with political ambitions (1811-1872)
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He set himself to speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then a phone-light blinked.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just then a phone-light blinked.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
censure severely or angrily
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He set himself to speak.
close violently
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
express in speech
From this reading He set himself to speak.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then a phone-light blinked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He set himself to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
Chapter 7 of The Green Millennium by Fritz Leiber holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 405 sentences of The Green Millennium, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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