Chapter 9 of The Green Millennium is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Green Millennium is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Opperly smiled and threw Phil a twinkling gaze. "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?" Phil felt Sacheverell's hand tighten on his biceps. Dr. Garnett looked around puzzledly. Then his eyebrows shot up.
Chapter 9 of The Green Millennium is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 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 living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"”
any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
From this reading “Phil felt Sacheverell's hand tighten on his biceps.”
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading “Then his eyebrows shot up.”
the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading “"Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"”
a long fixed look
From this reading “Opperly smiled and threw Phil a twinkling gaze.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “"Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"”
make tight or tighter
From this reading “Phil felt Sacheverell's hand tighten on his biceps.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “Opperly smiled and threw Phil a twinkling gaze.”
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.
In this reading “"Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"”
look about oneself
In this reading “Dr. Garnett looked around puzzledly.”
In this reading “"Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"”
In this reading “"Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Opperly smiled and threw Phil a twinkling gaze.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Opperly smiled and threw Phil a twinkling gaze.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Dr. Garnett looked around puzzledly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
From this reading Phil felt Sacheverell's hand tighten on his biceps.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Garnett looked around puzzledly.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading Then his eyebrows shot up.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Phil felt Sacheverell's hand tighten on his biceps.
the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Garnett looked around puzzledly.
a long fixed look
From this reading Opperly smiled and threw Phil a twinkling gaze.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Phil felt Sacheverell's hand tighten on his biceps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Phil felt Sacheverell's hand tighten on his biceps.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dr. Garnett looked around puzzledly.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
not divisible by two
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Phil felt Sacheverell's hand tighten on his biceps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opperly smiled and threw Phil a twinkling gaze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opperly smiled and threw Phil a twinkling gaze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Garnett looked around puzzledly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil felt Sacheverell's hand tighten on his biceps.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Then his eyebrows shot up.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Opperly smiled and threw Phil a twinkling gaze.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his eyebrows shot up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Opperly smiled and threw Phil a twinkling gaze.
make tight or tighter
From this reading Phil felt Sacheverell's hand tighten on his biceps.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Opperly smiled and threw Phil a twinkling gaze.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then his eyebrows shot up.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Winnie, do you by any chance know," Opperly said, "whether an odd animal of some sort appeared at the Foundation early this morning?"
Chapter 9 of The Green Millennium by Fritz Leiber holds 403 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 9 holds 403 sentences of The Green Millennium, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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