'The Giving Tree' read by Keith Carradine
Vocabulary
storyline
noun
(authorship) The plot of a story.
(climate science) A narrative description of a given modeling scenario, highlighting its main characteristics and underlying technical and socioeconomic drivers.
shel
noun
A type of protective covering or structure, often used in reference to a shell of an animal or a protective casing.
A term used in some dialects to refer to a small shelter or hut.
sleep in
phrasal verb
to continue sleeping after the time that you usually wake up
cut off
phrasal verb
if someone or something cuts you off when you are talking on the telephone, they make the telephone line stop working
same as cut
to do something that is intended to harm someone even though you know that it will harm you too
to make a place difficult or impossible to enter, leave, or communicate with
to not allow someone to buy any more alcoholic drinks in a bar because they have already drunk too many
to prevent someone from continuing what they are saying
to prevent someone from ever receiving your money or property
to prevent someone from leaving a place, or from communicating with people in another place
to remove something by cutting it
to stop having a close or friendly relationship with someone
to stop someone from going somewhere, especially by blocking their way
whispered
verb
To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
To make a low, sibilant sound.
To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
To address in a whisper, or low voice.
To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
cut down
phrasal verb
if a weapon, bullet, or illness cuts someone down, it kills or injures them
to cut through the trunk of a tree in order to make it fall to the ground
to make someone accept that they are not as important or impressive as they believe they are
to make something such as a speech or piece of writing shorter
to reduce an amount of something
to start doing less of something, especially because it is bad for your health
come back
phrasal verb
to become fashionable again
to become successful or effective after being in a bad situation, especially in a sports event
to react or reply, especially by expressing your opinion in a strong clear way
to return to a place
to start to be remembered again
to start to happen or exist again
sighed
verb
To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
To lament; to grieve.
To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
To experience an emotion associated with sighing.
To make a sound like sighing.
To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
stump
noun
The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.
The place or occasion at which a campaign takes place; the husting.
A place or occasion at which a person harangues or otherwise addresses a group in a manner suggesting political oration.
One of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket and that the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball.
(drawing) An artists’ drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media.
A wooden or concrete pole used to support a house.
A leg.
A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to throwing the bolt except when the gates of the tumblers are properly arranged, as by the key.
A pin or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece.
straightening
verb
To cause to become straight.
To become straight.
To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
To bribe or corrupt.
To stand up, especially from a sitting position.
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