Chapter 12 of Noel's Christmas tree is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Noel's Christmas tree is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon. The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn. They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden. "Old Foster won't like it," said Chris. "Well, we'll have a fire of some sort.
Chapter 12 of Noel's Christmas tree is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
From this reading “They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.”
promote the growth of
From this reading “"Old Foster won't like it," said Chris.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.”
according to the clock
From this reading “Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.”
-ing form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.”
a serious promise
From this reading “Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.”
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 “The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.”
In this reading “"Well, we'll have a fire of some sort.”
In this reading “The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.”
In this reading “They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.”
In this reading “The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.”
extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
In this reading “The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.”
In this reading “Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.”
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 They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.
(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 The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Old Foster won't like it," said Chris.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Well, we'll have a fire of some sort.
promote the growth of
From this reading "Old Foster won't like it," said Chris.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, we'll have a fire of some sort.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Old Foster won't like it," said Chris.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
according to the clock
From this reading Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Old Foster won't like it," said Chris.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
-ing form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
on the contrary
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Old Foster won't like it," said Chris.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, we'll have a fire of some sort.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Well, we'll have a fire of some sort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had had their paper-chase, and now Inez was proposing a bonfire at the end of the garden.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
a serious promise
From this reading Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inez's Vow It was three o'clock in the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, we'll have a fire of some sort.
(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 "Well, we'll have a fire of some sort.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children were feeling rather tired: were all under the shade of the big tree on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Old Foster won't like it," said Chris.
Chapter 12 of Noel's Christmas tree by Amy Le Feuvre holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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 12 holds 262 sentences of Noel's Christmas tree, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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