Chapter 15 of Citizen Bird is here in full — 556 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Citizen Bird is here in full — 556 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family? Soldiers and Quakers? What does that mean?" asked Nat. "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next." "His family does come next--the Finch family.
Chapter 15 of Citizen Bird is here in full — 556 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “"I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."”
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?”
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From this reading “"His family does come next--the Finch family.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “"I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."”
a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
From this reading “A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?”
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading “A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?”
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading “A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?”
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
From this reading “A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?”
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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 A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading What does that mean?" asked Nat.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
the two together, not just one
From this reading A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "His family does come next--the Finch family.
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does that mean?" asked Nat.
a social unit living together
From this reading A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From this reading "His family does come next--the Finch family.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His family does come next--the Finch family.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What does that mean?" asked Nat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What does that mean?" asked Nat.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
From this reading A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What does that mean?" asked Nat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
From this reading A TRIBE OF WEED WARRIORS (Containing both Soldiers and Quakers) "A new family?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does that mean?" asked Nat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading "I thought my jolly yellow bird with the black cap came next."
Chapter 15 of Citizen Bird by Mabel Osgood Wright holds 556 sentences, grouped into 112 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 15 holds 556 sentences of Citizen Bird, unabridged, divided into 112 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Citizen Bird by Mabel Osgood Wright exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 556 sentences, grouped into 112 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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