Chapter 5 of The woollen dress is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The woollen dress is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As we turned for home the wind arose. Should we find our leaves again in the morning? On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red. Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold. They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
Chapter 5 of The woollen dress is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “As we turned for home the wind arose.”
a line of approach
From this reading “On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.”
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading “Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.”
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading “On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.”
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading “On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.”
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.
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
In this reading “On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.”
a wind that blows from the north
In this reading “They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.”
any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
In this reading “Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.”
In this reading “Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.”
In this reading “Should we find our leaves again in the morning?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
anew
From this reading Should we find our leaves again in the morning?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading As we turned for home the wind arose.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we turned for home the wind arose.
a line of approach
From this reading On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
exhale hard
From this reading They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Should we find our leaves again in the morning?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As we turned for home the wind arose.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
coins made of gold
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As we turned for home the wind arose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Should we find our leaves again in the morning?
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Should we find our leaves again in the morning?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Should we find our leaves again in the morning?
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Should we find our leaves again in the morning?
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should we find our leaves again in the morning?
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As we turned for home the wind arose.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As we turned for home the wind arose.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we turned for home the wind arose.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the avenue, those on the chestnut trees were stained brown and red.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They offered a splendid prize to the north wind which was beginning to blow.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading As we turned for home the wind arose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before the chateau, the plane trees, with their leaves open like giant hands, were green and dull gold.
Chapter 5 of The woollen dress by Henry Bordeaux 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 5 holds 399 sentences of The woollen dress, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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