Chapter 5 of The Trees of Pride is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Trees of Pride is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned. “What you say is simply awful.” “Yes,” said Ashe seriously, “very awful, but very simple. Treherne knew where the ax was originally thrown. I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
Chapter 5 of The Trees of Pride is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
From this reading ““Yes,” said Ashe seriously, “very awful, but very simple.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading ““It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned.”
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading “I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.”
in an original manner
From this reading “Treherne knew where the ax was originally thrown.”
in a serious manner
From this reading ““Yes,” said Ashe seriously, “very awful, but very simple.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading ““It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned.”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.”
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 “It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned.
United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
From this reading “Yes,” said Ashe seriously, “very awful, but very simple.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned.
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading Treherne knew where the ax was originally thrown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes,” said Ashe seriously, “very awful, but very simple.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Treherne knew where the ax was originally thrown.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned.
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
in an original manner
From this reading Treherne knew where the ax was originally thrown.
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From this reading “It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
express in words
From this reading “What you say is simply awful.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “Yes,” said Ashe seriously, “very awful, but very simple.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “Yes,” said Ashe seriously, “very awful, but very simple.
and nothing more
From this reading “What you say is simply awful.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “It is awful,” said Paynter, like a man stunned.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Treherne knew where the ax was originally thrown.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Treherne knew where the ax was originally thrown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Treherne knew where the ax was originally thrown.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Yes,” said Ashe seriously, “very awful, but very simple.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Treherne knew where the ax was originally thrown.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What you say is simply awful.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Treherne knew where the ax was originally thrown.
during the time that
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading I saw him, on that day he lunched here first, watching it like a wolf, while Miss Vane was talking to him.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said Ashe seriously, “very awful, but very simple.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What you say is simply awful.”
Chapter 5 of The Trees of Pride by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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