Chapter 9 of The green bay tree is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The green bay tree is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech. But she was not to be downed. “Just the same, I don’t approve, Lily,” she said. “I don’t want you to think for a minute that I approve. If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.
Chapter 9 of The green bay tree is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give sanction to
From this reading ““Just the same, I don’t approve, Lily,” she said.”
carefully weighed
From this reading “For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.”
past form of “down” — drink down entirely
From this reading “But she was not to be downed.”
plural of “implication” — something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
From this reading “For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading ““Just the same, I don’t approve, Lily,” she said.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““I don’t want you to think for a minute that I approve.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.”
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In this reading ““I don’t want you to think for a minute that I approve.”
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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 For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
give sanction to
From this reading “Just the same, I don’t approve, Lily,” she said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she was not to be downed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was not to be downed.
carefully weighed
From this reading For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
a female human offspring
From this reading If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just the same, I don’t approve, Lily,” she said.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.
past form of “down” — drink down entirely
From this reading But she was not to be downed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Just the same, I don’t approve, Lily,” she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.
plural of “implication” — something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
From this reading For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just the same, I don’t approve, Lily,” she said.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “Just the same, I don’t approve, Lily,” she said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I don’t want you to think for a minute that I approve.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she was not to be downed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Just the same, I don’t approve, Lily,” she said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Just the same, I don’t approve, Lily,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she was not to be downed.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t want you to think for a minute that I approve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I don’t want you to think for a minute that I approve.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she was not to be downed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a time Mrs. Tolliver considered the dark implications of this speech.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don’t want you to think for a minute that I approve.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was not to be downed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If my daughter had done it, it would have killed me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t want you to think for a minute that I approve.
Chapter 9 of The green bay tree by Louis Bromfield holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of The green bay tree, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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