Chapter 9 of The Little Green Goblin is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Little Green Goblin is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade. The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so: “I—I rather hate to do it; but I’ve got to—we’ve got to save ourselves.” “But what do you mean to do, Bob?” his companion insisted. “Tell me—before the Arabs get here.”
Chapter 9 of The Little Green Goblin is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arab” — a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading ““Tell me—before the Arabs get here.””
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.”
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading “A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.”
-ing form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:”
without speaking
From this reading “A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.”
medium for communication
From this reading “A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.”
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 “A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.”
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 A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
plural of “arab” — a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading “Tell me—before the Arabs get here.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Tell me—before the Arabs get here.”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “But what do you mean to do, Bob?” his companion insisted.
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I—I rather hate to do it; but I’ve got to—we’ve got to save ourselves.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “But what do you mean to do, Bob?” his companion insisted.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I—I rather hate to do it; but I’ve got to—we’ve got to save ourselves.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Tell me—before the Arabs get here.”
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I—I rather hate to do it; but I’ve got to—we’ve got to save ourselves.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “I—I rather hate to do it; but I’ve got to—we’ve got to save ourselves.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Tell me—before the Arabs get here.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I—I rather hate to do it; but I’ve got to—we’ve got to save ourselves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I—I rather hate to do it; but I’ve got to—we’ve got to save ourselves.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “But what do you mean to do, Bob?” his companion insisted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me—before the Arabs get here.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “But what do you mean to do, Bob?” his companion insisted.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “I—I rather hate to do it; but I’ve got to—we’ve got to save ourselves.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
on the contrary
From this reading “I—I rather hate to do it; but I’ve got to—we’ve got to save ourselves.”
-ing form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
except for; apart from
From this reading “I—I rather hate to do it; but I’ve got to—we’ve got to save ourselves.”
without speaking
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
express in words
From this reading “Tell me—before the Arabs get here.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
very small
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The boy opened it and took out two of the tiny bottles, remarking as he did so:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I—I rather hate to do it; but I’ve got to—we’ve got to save ourselves.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what do you mean to do, Bob?” his companion insisted.
medium for communication
From this reading A WIRELESS MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS The goblin silently handed the small black satchel to his comrade.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But what do you mean to do, Bob?” his companion insisted.
Chapter 9 of The Little Green Goblin by J. B. (James Ball) Naylor holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 241 sentences of The Little Green Goblin, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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