Chapter 12 of Clematis is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Clematis is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day. It was evening when she woke. Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved. "Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose. Clematis looked at her a moment with eyes wide open.
Chapter 12 of Clematis is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.”
any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
From this reading “GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Clematis looked at her a moment with eyes wide open.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “It was evening when she woke.”
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 “GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “"Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose.”
In this reading “Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Clematis looked at her a moment with eyes wide open.”
In this reading “"Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose.”
In this reading “GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Clematis looked at her a moment with eyes wide open.
(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 GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clematis looked at her a moment with eyes wide open.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose.
any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
From this reading GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.
dearly loved
From this reading "Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was evening when she woke.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Clematis looked at her a moment with eyes wide open.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.
a young female
From this reading "Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evening when she woke.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Clematis looked at her a moment with eyes wide open.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.
a particular point in time
From this reading Clematis looked at her a moment with eyes wide open.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Clematis looked at her a moment with eyes wide open.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Miss Rose was beside the bed, and heard her as she moved.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was evening when she woke.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evening when she woke.
(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 GETTING WELL Clematis slept all night, and all the next day.
at the time that
From this reading It was evening when she woke.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Clematis looked at her a moment with eyes wide open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clematis looked at her a moment with eyes wide open.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading It was evening when she woke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you feel better now, dear little girl?" asked Miss Rose.
Chapter 12 of Clematis by Bertha B. (Bertha Browning) Cobb holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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 12 holds 107 sentences of Clematis, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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