Chapter 14 of The Tree of Heaven is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Tree of Heaven is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw. * * * * * He said, "I shall have to go soon." And she said, "I know. Is there anything I can do?" "I wish you'd go and see my mother some time.
Chapter 14 of The Tree of Heaven is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Is there anything I can do?"”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"I wish you'd go and see my mother some time.”
in the near future
From this reading “* * * * * He said, "I shall have to go soon."”
express in speech
From this reading “Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"I wish you'd go and see my mother some time.”
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 “"I wish you'd go and see my mother some time.”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
any thing at all
From this reading Is there anything I can do?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Is there anything I can do?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Is there anything I can do?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading * * * * * He said, "I shall have to go soon."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading * * * * * He said, "I shall have to go soon."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * He said, "I shall have to go soon."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * He said, "I shall have to go soon."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there anything I can do?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And she said, "I know.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I wish you'd go and see my mother some time.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish you'd go and see my mother some time.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading * * * * * He said, "I shall have to go soon."
cut with a saw
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
express in words
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I wish you'd go and see my mother some time.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading * * * * * He said, "I shall have to go soon."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she said, "I know.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I wish you'd go and see my mother some time.
in the near future
From this reading * * * * * He said, "I shall have to go soon."
express in speech
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there anything I can do?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I wish you'd go and see my mother some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you'd go and see my mother some time.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Never as long as they lived would they be able to speak of it, to say to each other what it was they felt and saw.
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From this reading "I wish you'd go and see my mother some time.
Chapter 14 of The Tree of Heaven by May Sinclair holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 14 holds 394 sentences of The Tree of Heaven, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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