Chapter 6 of The Tree of Heaven is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Tree of Heaven is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Because she likes you." "Well, that's a reason. It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much. That's why she lets me do what I like. She doesn't care enough to stop me.
Chapter 6 of The Tree of Heaven is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
for the reason that
From this reading “"Because she likes you."”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “She doesn't care enough to stop me.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “She doesn't care enough to stop me.”
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading “That's why she lets me do what I like.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “"Because she likes you."”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “"Well, that's a reason.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “She doesn't care enough to stop me.”
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 “It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.”
In this reading “It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, that's a reason.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because she likes you."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She doesn't care enough to stop me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That's why she lets me do what I like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She doesn't care enough to stop me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading That's why she lets me do what I like.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading "Because she likes you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "Well, that's a reason.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Because she likes you."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading She doesn't care enough to stop me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, that's a reason.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She doesn't care enough to stop me.
precisely as stated
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
(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 "Well, that's a reason.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That's why she lets me do what I like.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading It isn't the reason why I like my own mother, because she doesn't like me so very much.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because she likes you."
Chapter 6 of The Tree of Heaven by May Sinclair holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 399 sentences of The Tree of Heaven, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Tree of Heaven by May Sinclair exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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