Chapter 14 of Under the Greenwood Tree is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Under the Greenwood Tree is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill. “He behaved like a man, ’a did so,” said the tranter. “And I’m glad we’ve let en know our minds. And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while. He won’t forget it.
Chapter 14 of Under the Greenwood Tree is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading ““He behaved like a man, ’a did so,” said the tranter.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “He won’t forget it.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.”
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading ““And I’m glad we’ve let en know our minds.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.”
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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 RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
(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 RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I’m glad we’ve let en know our minds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “He behaved like a man, ’a did so,” said the tranter.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “He behaved like a man, ’a did so,” said the tranter.
half the width of an em
From this reading “And I’m glad we’ve let en know our minds.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He won’t forget it.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “And I’m glad we’ve let en know our minds.
the act of departing
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He behaved like a man, ’a did so,” said the tranter.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I’m glad we’ve let en know our minds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “And I’m glad we’ve let en know our minds.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And I’m glad we’ve let en know our minds.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “He behaved like a man, ’a did so,” said the tranter.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “He behaved like a man, ’a did so,” said the tranter.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “And I’m glad we’ve let en know our minds.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “And I’m glad we’ve let en know our minds.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “He behaved like a man, ’a did so,” said the tranter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He behaved like a man, ’a did so,” said the tranter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
precisely as stated
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I’m glad we’ve let en know our minds.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading RETURNING HOME WARD “‘A took it very well, then?” said Mail, as they all walked up the hill.
during the time that
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He won’t forget it.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading And though, beyond that, we ha’n’t got much by going, ’twas worth while.
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