Chapter 11 of The happy tree is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The happy tree is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise. She spoke of George too, and Mollie. She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital. She is going to Salonika soon, that is better for her I think.’ XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
Chapter 11 of The happy tree is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “She spoke of George too, and Mollie.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “She spoke of George too, and Mollie.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “She spoke of George too, and Mollie.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.”
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.
return home
In this reading “XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She spoke of George too, and Mollie.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading She is going to Salonika soon, that is better for her I think.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She is going to Salonika soon, that is better for her I think.’
set up or found
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading She spoke of George too, and Mollie.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
the act of departing
From this reading She is going to Salonika soon, that is better for her I think.’
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is going to Salonika soon, that is better for her I think.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading She spoke of George too, and Mollie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She spoke of George too, and Mollie.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
in other respects or ways
From this reading She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
From this reading She is going to Salonika soon, that is better for her I think.’
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
in the near future
From this reading She is going to Salonika soon, that is better for her I think.’
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She spoke of George too, and Mollie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She is going to Salonika soon, that is better for her I think.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She is going to Salonika soon, that is better for her I think.’
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She is going to Salonika soon, that is better for her I think.’
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She spoke of George too, and Mollie.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
precisely as stated
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
(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 She said he was well, but unhappy, how could one expect otherwise.
at the time that
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading She said: ‘I wish I could have seen Mollie, but she cannot get away from her hospital.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading XXI When the time came for me to go home, I found it very hard.
Chapter 11 of The happy tree by Rosalind Murray 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 11 holds 410 sentences of The happy tree, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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