Chapter 13 of The Tree of Heaven is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Tree of Heaven is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of. But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out." "I wonder," Michael said, "if you really see it." "Of course I see it. That's the worst of you clever writing chaps.
Chapter 13 of The Tree of Heaven is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “That's the worst of you clever writing chaps.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “That's the worst of you clever writing chaps.”
consider bad or wrong
From this reading “"Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “"I wonder," Michael said, "if you really see it."”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “"Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “"Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “That's the worst of you clever writing chaps.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course I see it.”
In this reading “"Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.”
In this reading “"Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.”
to come or go into
In this reading “But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."”
In this reading “"Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.”
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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 "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading That's the worst of you clever writing chaps.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading That's the worst of you clever writing chaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course I see it.
consider bad or wrong
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading "I wonder," Michael said, "if you really see it."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I wonder," Michael said, "if you really see it."
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wonder," Michael said, "if you really see it."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I wonder," Michael said, "if you really see it."
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's the worst of you clever writing chaps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder," Michael said, "if you really see it."
the least favorable outcome
From this reading That's the worst of you clever writing chaps.
the act of creating written works
From this reading That's the worst of you clever writing chaps.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Besides, you disapprove of the War for all sorts of reasons that I can't get hold of.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But it's like this--you couldn't respect yourself if you went into it; and I couldn't respect myself if I stayed out."
Chapter 13 of The Tree of Heaven by May Sinclair holds 398 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 13 holds 398 sentences of The Tree of Heaven, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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