Chapter 2 of The Green Odyssey is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Green Odyssey is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There're many mysteries about the Xurdimur. However, they needn't concern us. Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish? However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them. What price would they not pay for living sea-fish?"
Chapter 2 of The Green Odyssey is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “However, they needn't concern us.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.”
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading “Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?”
not still wet
From this reading “However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.”
very recently
From this reading “Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “"There're many mysteries about the Xurdimur.”
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading “Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?”
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In this reading “However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.”
In this reading “Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?”
have as a guest
In this reading “What price would they not pay for living sea-fish?"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There're many mysteries about the Xurdimur.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading However, they needn't concern us.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
not still wet
From this reading However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.
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From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What price would they not pay for living sea-fish?"
very recently
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, they needn't concern us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading What price would they not pay for living sea-fish?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "There're many mysteries about the Xurdimur.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading "There're many mysteries about the Xurdimur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, they needn't concern us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What price would they not pay for living sea-fish?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading What price would they not pay for living sea-fish?"
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading What price would they not pay for living sea-fish?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What price would they not pay for living sea-fish?"
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There're many mysteries about the Xurdimur.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There're many mysteries about the Xurdimur.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, they needn't concern us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, they needn't concern us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What price would they not pay for living sea-fish?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, they've always had to be content with the dried fish the windrollers brought them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What price would they not pay for living sea-fish?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There're many mysteries about the Xurdimur.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, do you know that the Estoryans' Book of Gods places much more ritual-power in freshly killed and cooked fish than in smoked fish?
Chapter 2 of The Green Odyssey by Philip José Farmer holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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