Chapter 5 of Mrs. Tree is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Mrs. Tree is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy. That wasn't very sensible, was it?" "I didn't care," said William Jaquith. "It helped me to forget for a bit at a time. I thought I could give it up any day, but I didn't.
Chapter 5 of Mrs. Tree is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"It helped me to forget for a bit at a time.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “"I didn't care," said William Jaquith.”
take in liquids
From this reading “"BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “"It helped me to forget for a bit at a time.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I thought I could give it up any day, but I didn't.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"It helped me to forget for a bit at a time.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “That wasn't very sensible, was it?"”
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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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “"BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.”
simultaneously
In this reading “"It helped me to forget for a bit at a time.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I thought I could give it up any day, but I didn't.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It helped me to forget for a bit at a time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "It helped me to forget for a bit at a time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I didn't care," said William Jaquith.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I thought I could give it up any day, but I didn't.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I thought I could give it up any day, but I didn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't care," said William Jaquith.
take in liquids
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It helped me to forget for a bit at a time.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "It helped me to forget for a bit at a time.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I thought I could give it up any day, but I didn't.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "It helped me to forget for a bit at a time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't care," said William Jaquith.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That wasn't very sensible, was it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't care," said William Jaquith.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It helped me to forget for a bit at a time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I didn't care," said William Jaquith.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading That wasn't very sensible, was it?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That wasn't very sensible, was it?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I could give it up any day, but I didn't.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It helped me to forget for a bit at a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I thought I could give it up any day, but I didn't.
precisely as stated
From this reading That wasn't very sensible, was it?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That wasn't very sensible, was it?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
at the time that
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't care," said William Jaquith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
but in spite of that
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF" "And so when she ran away and left you, you took to drink, Willy.
Chapter 5 of Mrs. Tree by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 5 holds 207 sentences of Mrs. Tree, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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