Chapter 4 of The Little Green Goblin is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Little Green Goblin is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion. For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face. At last the boy murmured huskily: “Fitz, are the feathers es—escaping very fast? Can’t we do something to stop the leak?”
Chapter 4 of The Little Green Goblin is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.”
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading ““Fitz, are the feathers es—escaping very fast?”
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading ““Fitz, are the feathers es—escaping very fast?”
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading “Can’t we do something to stop the leak?””
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “At last the boy murmured huskily:”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.”
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In this reading “IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.”
In this reading “For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
In this reading “IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.”
In this reading “For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.”
In this reading “IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.”
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 IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Fitz, are the feathers es—escaping very fast?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the boy murmured huskily:
next to; at the side of
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
a youthful male person
From this reading At last the boy murmured huskily:
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can’t we do something to stop the leak?”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Can’t we do something to stop the leak?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading “Fitz, are the feathers es—escaping very fast?
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading “Fitz, are the feathers es—escaping very fast?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “Fitz, are the feathers es—escaping very fast?
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “Fitz, are the feathers es—escaping very fast?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fitz, are the feathers es—escaping very fast?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading At last the boy murmured huskily:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
immediately past
From this reading At last the boy murmured huskily:
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading Can’t we do something to stop the leak?”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading At last the boy murmured huskily:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Can’t we do something to stop the leak?”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
in a stony manner
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Can’t we do something to stop the leak?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN DANGER OF THE SEA Bob drew a deep breath and dropped down beside his companion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can’t we do something to stop the leak?”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Fitz, are the feathers es—escaping very fast?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Can’t we do something to stop the leak?”
a Caucasian
From this reading For several minutes they sat silent, each staring stonily into the other’s white face.
Chapter 4 of The Little Green Goblin by J. B. (James Ball) Naylor holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 4 holds 230 sentences of The Little Green Goblin, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Little Green Goblin by J. B. (James Ball) Naylor exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
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