Chapter 13 of The happy tree is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The happy tree is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Awfully rotten!’ I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy? Doesn’t she know that he will not dance any more?’ It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs. ‘Awfully good of you to come,’ she said, ‘he wanted to see you.
Chapter 13 of The happy tree is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 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.
used as intensifiers
From this reading “‘Awfully rotten!’”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “Doesn’t she know that he will not dance any more?’”
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading “It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy?”
very bad
From this reading “‘Awfully rotten!’”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “‘Awfully good of you to come,’ she said, ‘he wanted to see you.”
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 “‘Awfully good of you to come,’ she said, ‘he wanted to see you.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Doesn’t she know that he will not dance any more?’
used as intensifiers
From this reading ‘Awfully rotten!’
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Awfully good of you to come,’ she said, ‘he wanted to see you.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Doesn’t she know that he will not dance any more?’
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doesn’t she know that he will not dance any more?’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ‘Awfully good of you to come,’ she said, ‘he wanted to see you.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doesn’t she know that he will not dance any more?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Doesn’t she know that he will not dance any more?’
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Doesn’t she know that he will not dance any more?’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Doesn’t she know that he will not dance any more?’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
very bad
From this reading ‘Awfully rotten!’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Awfully good of you to come,’ she said, ‘he wanted to see you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘Awfully good of you to come,’ she said, ‘he wanted to see you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy?
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought: ‘How can she talk like that to Guy?
the upper part of anything
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading ‘Awfully good of you to come,’ she said, ‘he wanted to see you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Doesn’t she know that he will not dance any more?’
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was time for me to go, and Diana came with me to the top of the stairs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Awfully good of you to come,’ she said, ‘he wanted to see you.
Chapter 13 of The happy tree by Rosalind Murray holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 390 sentences of The happy tree, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The happy tree by Rosalind Murray exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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