Chapter 12 of The happy tree is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The happy tree is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I said: ‘Hugo, I must see you again.’ He stood looking up at me from the lower step. ‘Yes,’ he said. ‘When? Let us go and see some pictures.’
Chapter 12 of The happy tree is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “I said: ‘Hugo, I must see you again.’”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us go and see some pictures.’”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “He stood looking up at me from the lower step.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “He stood looking up at me from the lower step.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Let us go and see some pictures.’”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “He stood looking up at me from the lower step.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “He stood looking up at me from the lower step.”
an affirmative
From this reading “‘Yes,’ he said.”
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In this reading “He stood looking up at me from the lower step.”
In this reading “He stood looking up at me from the lower step.”
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anew
From this reading I said: ‘Hugo, I must see you again.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us go and see some pictures.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stood looking up at me from the lower step.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stood looking up at me from the lower step.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let us go and see some pictures.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood looking up at me from the lower step.
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading I said: ‘Hugo, I must see you again.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said: ‘Hugo, I must see you again.’
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us go and see some pictures.’
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He stood looking up at me from the lower step.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading He stood looking up at me from the lower step.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stood looking up at me from the lower step.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I said: ‘Hugo, I must see you again.’
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Let us go and see some pictures.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said: ‘Hugo, I must see you again.’
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I said: ‘Hugo, I must see you again.’
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Let us go and see some pictures.’
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading He stood looking up at me from the lower step.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood looking up at me from the lower step.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stood looking up at me from the lower step.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He stood looking up at me from the lower step.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us go and see some pictures.’
at the time that
From this reading ‘When?
an affirmative
From this reading ‘Yes,’ he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I said: ‘Hugo, I must see you again.’
Chapter 12 of The happy tree by Rosalind Murray holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 12 holds 412 sentences of The happy tree, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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