Chapter 13 of The green bay tree is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The green bay tree is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She wouldn’t see me if I went. What good would it do?” LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg. “I must say she’s very queer. I never understood her.
Chapter 13 of The green bay tree is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.”
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading ““I must say she’s very queer.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “I never understood her.”
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 “LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.”
In this reading “I never understood her.”
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 LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What good would it do?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What good would it do?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What good would it do?”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must say she’s very queer.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never understood her.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “I must say she’s very queer.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
express in words
From this reading “I must say she’s very queer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must say she’s very queer.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
in or at that place or location
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading I never understood her.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I must say she’s very queer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What good would it do?”
during the time that
From this reading LX There was a sudden silence while Ellen beat her riding crop against her leg.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What good would it do?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She wouldn’t see me if I went.
Chapter 13 of The green bay tree by Louis Bromfield holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 13 holds 416 sentences of The green bay tree, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The green bay tree by Louis Bromfield exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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