Chapter 2 of The Garden God: A Tale of Two Boys is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Garden God: A Tale of Two Boys is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’ ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes.... _Do_ you remember?’ Brocklehurst shook his head again. ‘Only when you tell me,’――he laughed somewhat ruefully.
Chapter 2 of The Garden God: A Tale of Two Boys is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....”
in a rueful manner
From this reading “‘Only when you tell me,’――he laughed somewhat ruefully.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “‘Only when you tell me,’――he laughed somewhat ruefully.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....”
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In this reading “‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....”
In this reading “‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....”
keep or lay aside for future use
In this reading “‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’”
In this reading “‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’”
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anew
From this reading Brocklehurst shook his head again.
(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 deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
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From this reading Brocklehurst shook his head again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
absence of light or illumination
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Do_ you remember?’
opinion or judgment
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Only when you tell me,’――he laughed somewhat ruefully.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Brocklehurst shook his head again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brocklehurst shook his head again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’
and nothing more
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading ‘Only when you tell me,’――he laughed somewhat ruefully.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Only when you tell me,’――he laughed somewhat ruefully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’
and nothing more
From this reading ‘Only when you tell me,’――he laughed somewhat ruefully.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
To recall to mind.
From this reading _Do_ you remember?’
in a rueful manner
From this reading ‘Only when you tell me,’――he laughed somewhat ruefully.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading ‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Brocklehurst shook his head again.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
to a small degree or extent
From this reading ‘Only when you tell me,’――he laughed somewhat ruefully.
the rays of the sun
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
express in words
From this reading ‘Only when you tell me,’――he laughed somewhat ruefully.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading ‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘It was there that we lay in the shadow of the trees.’
at the time that
From this reading ‘Only when you tell me,’――he laughed somewhat ruefully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Do_ you remember?’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘The deep sea: the dark sky: the sunshine: the waving branches: the garden:――it is just as if I could see the reflection of them all in your eyes....
Chapter 2 of The Garden God: A Tale of Two Boys by Forrest Reid holds 514 sentences, grouped into 103 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.
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