Chapter 5 of The happy tree is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The happy tree is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Nor do I,’ he said. I had chilblains on my fingers. It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt. It was partly the chilblains that made me feel so wretched. I stretched my hands out to the fire.
Chapter 5 of The happy tree is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.”
inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
From this reading “I had chilblains on my fingers.”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “I had chilblains on my fingers.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “It was partly the chilblains that made me feel so wretched.”
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading “It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “I stretched my hands out to the fire.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “It was partly the chilblains that made me feel so wretched.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.
inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
From this reading I had chilblains on my fingers.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Nor do I,’ he said.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It was partly the chilblains that made me feel so wretched.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading I had chilblains on my fingers.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I stretched my hands out to the fire.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had chilblains on my fingers.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I stretched my hands out to the fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Nor do I,’ he said.
be the source of pain
From this reading It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Nor do I,’ he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was partly the chilblains that made me feel so wretched.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was partly the chilblains that made me feel so wretched.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had chilblains on my fingers.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading ‘Nor do I,’ he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had chilblains on my fingers.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I stretched my hands out to the fire.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading It was partly the chilblains that made me feel so wretched.
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Nor do I,’ he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was partly the chilblains that made me feel so wretched.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading I stretched my hands out to the fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was partly the chilblains that made me feel so wretched.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stretched my hands out to the fire.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was cold that afternoon, and raw, and they tingled and hurt.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading It was partly the chilblains that made me feel so wretched.
Chapter 5 of The happy tree by Rosalind Murray 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 5 holds 416 sentences of The happy tree, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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