Chapter 15 of Green Doors is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Green Doors is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I don’t agree with you there. You could manage well enough. But we needn’t go into that now. There’s loads of time. We’ll work the whole thing out together.
Chapter 15 of Green Doors is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading ““I don’t agree with you there.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “You could manage well enough.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “There’s loads of time.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “You could manage well enough.”
a special situation
From this reading “We’ll work the whole thing out together.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “We’ll work the whole thing out together.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “We’ll work the whole thing out together.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “We’ll work the whole thing out together.”
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 “We’ll work the whole thing out together.”
In this reading ““I don’t agree with you there.”
to come or go into
In this reading “But we needn’t go into that now.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “I don’t agree with you there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we needn’t go into that now.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could manage well enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t agree with you there.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You could manage well enough.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But we needn’t go into that now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t agree with you there.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But we needn’t go into that now.
a large number or amount
From this reading There’s loads of time.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading You could manage well enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But we needn’t go into that now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But we needn’t go into that now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There’s loads of time.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We’ll work the whole thing out together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But we needn’t go into that now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We’ll work the whole thing out together.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I don’t agree with you there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s loads of time.
a special situation
From this reading We’ll work the whole thing out together.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There’s loads of time.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We’ll work the whole thing out together.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we needn’t go into that now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll work the whole thing out together.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You could manage well enough.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading We’ll work the whole thing out together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I don’t agree with you there.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We’ll work the whole thing out together.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t agree with you there.
Chapter 15 of Green Doors by Ethel Cook Eliot holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 15 holds 411 sentences of Green Doors, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Green Doors by Ethel Cook Eliot exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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