Chapter 2 of The Little Green Goblin is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Little Green Goblin is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB BECOMES AN AËRONAUT “You stop that, you mean old thing!” Bob blustered angrily. The goblin laughed the harder. “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought. The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.
Chapter 2 of The Little Green Goblin is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with anger
From this reading “Bob blustered angrily.”
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.”
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading “The goblin laughed the harder.”
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “The goblin laughed the harder.”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.”
move over something with pressure
From this reading “The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.”
plural of “sleeper” — a rester who is sleeping
From this reading ““Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.”
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading ““Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.”
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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In this reading ““Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BOB BECOMES AN AËRONAUT “You stop that, you mean old thing!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.
with anger
From this reading Bob blustered angrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB BECOMES AN AËRONAUT “You stop that, you mean old thing!”
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading BOB BECOMES AN AËRONAUT “You stop that, you mean old thing!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob blustered angrily.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB BECOMES AN AËRONAUT “You stop that, you mean old thing!”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading The goblin laughed the harder.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading The goblin laughed the harder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The goblin laughed the harder.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading BOB BECOMES AN AËRONAUT “You stop that, you mean old thing!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading BOB BECOMES AN AËRONAUT “You stop that, you mean old thing!”
move over something with pressure
From this reading The goblin continued to laugh and rub his fists and kick his heels.
express in words
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
plural of “sleeper” — a rester who is sleeping
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading BOB BECOMES AN AËRONAUT “You stop that, you mean old thing!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BOB BECOMES AN AËRONAUT “You stop that, you mean old thing!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The goblin laughed the harder.
a special situation
From this reading BOB BECOMES AN AËRONAUT “You stop that, you mean old thing!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “Stop it, I say!” the boy shouted, loud enough to waken all the sleepers about the house, he thought.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BOB BECOMES AN AËRONAUT “You stop that, you mean old thing!”
Chapter 2 of The Little Green Goblin by J. B. (James Ball) Naylor holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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 2 holds 356 sentences of The Little Green Goblin, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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