Chapter 16 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 16 of The Tree of Heaven is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The minute broke, stretched to its furthest. * * * * * Frances was making plans now for Nicky's week. There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to. Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted. For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
Chapter 16 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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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “* * * * * Frances was making plans now for Nicky's week.”
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “The minute broke, stretched to its furthest.”
combine by multiplication
From this reading “For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “* * * * * Frances was making plans now for Nicky's week.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to.”
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.”
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 “Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.
lacking funds
From this reading The minute broke, stretched to its furthest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * Frances was making plans now for Nicky's week.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading * * * * * Frances was making plans now for Nicky's week.
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The minute broke, stretched to its furthest.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The minute broke, stretched to its furthest.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading * * * * * Frances was making plans now for Nicky's week.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The minute broke, stretched to its furthest.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.
combine by multiplication
From this reading For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Frances was making plans now for Nicky's week.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading * * * * * Frances was making plans now for Nicky's week.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading * * * * * Frances was making plans now for Nicky's week.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to.
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The minute broke, stretched to its furthest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The minute broke, stretched to its furthest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The minute broke, stretched to its furthest.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * Frances was making plans now for Nicky's week.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading * * * * * Frances was making plans now for Nicky's week.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were things they could do, plays they could see, places they could go to.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Anthony would let them have the big car as much as they wanted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For you could stretch time out by filling it; you could multiply the hours by what they held.
Chapter 16 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 16 holds 399 sentences of The Tree of Heaven, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 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.
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