Chapter 2 of The red plant is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The red plant is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RESTITUTION. WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes. She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it. But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence. Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.
Chapter 2 of The red plant is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in bodily form
From this reading “Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.”
slightly wet
From this reading “But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.”
not accessible to view
From this reading “She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.”
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.”
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading “RESTITUTION.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.”
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.
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In this reading “But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.”
In this reading “Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
in bodily form
From this reading Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
slightly wet
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
opinion or judgment
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
enclose with a fence
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
only a very short time before
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
not accessible to view
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
not any; not one
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading RESTITUTION.
cut with a saw
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Some passer-by in the street had seen it, and carried it off bodily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But no; there was the mark the pot had made on the damp ground, close to the fence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Florry saw that the plant was gone, she could hardly believe her eyes.
in or at the place that
From this reading She searched all through the lilac-bushes, thinking she might have forgotten the place where she had hidden it.
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