Chapter 13 of When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river. “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels. We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper. And do sit still. Remember what the wise man said:
Chapter 13 of When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.”
plural of “quarrel” — an angry dispute
From this reading ““And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.”
be seated
From this reading “And do sit still.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Remember what the wise man said:”
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 “And do sit still.”
a wise and trusted guide and advisor
In this reading “Remember what the wise man said:”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river.”
a cheerful and agreeable mood
In this reading “We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And do sit still.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Remember what the wise man said:
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
not any; not one
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
and nothing more
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
loaded past capacity
From this reading Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
plural of “quarrel” — an angry dispute
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember what the wise man said:
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
be seated
From this reading And do sit still.
not in physical motion
From this reading And do sit still.
the rays of the sun
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And now, boys,” said Rose, “this is my day, and there must be no quarrels.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
(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 We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Meanwhile the overladen canoe went away up the river.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Remember what the wise man said:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We are pretty well packed in one canoe, and I will have only sunshine and good temper.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Remember what the wise man said:
Chapter 13 of When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 327 sentences, grouped into 66 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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