Chapter 10 of Clematis is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Clematis is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache. When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy. Miss Rose found her sitting there. "Why, Clematis," she said. "Are you sick?"
Chapter 10 of Clematis is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.”
any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
From this reading “TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.”
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"Are you sick?"”
be seated
From this reading “When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Miss Rose found her sitting there.”
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In this reading “TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.”
In this reading “When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.”
In this reading “TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.”
In this reading “When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you sick?"
in a state of sleep
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.
set up or found
From this reading Miss Rose found her sitting there.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Rose found her sitting there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Rose found her sitting there.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Miss Rose found her sitting there.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, Clematis," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Are you sick?"
be seated
From this reading When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Miss Rose found her sitting there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Miss Rose found her sitting there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.
precisely as stated
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO DOCTORS It was very late before Clematis fell asleep that night, and in the morning she had a headache.
at the time that
From this reading When she got up she had to sit on the bed, she felt so dizzy.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Clematis," she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you sick?"
Chapter 10 of Clematis by Bertha B. (Bertha Browning) Cobb holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 10 holds 113 sentences of Clematis, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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