Chapter 15 of Clematis is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Clematis is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning. For a minute she did not know where she was. Then she hopped out of bed and ran to the window. The sun was up. The birds were singing all about.
Chapter 15 of Clematis is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.”
any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
From this reading “CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.”
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading “Then she hopped out of bed and ran to the window.”
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “For a minute she did not know where she was.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “The birds were singing all about.”
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.”
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In this reading “CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.”
In this reading “CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.”
get out of quickly
In this reading “Then she hopped out of bed and ran to the window.”
In this reading “For a minute she did not know where she was.”
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 For a minute she did not know where she was.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The birds were singing all about.
(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 The birds were singing all about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she hopped out of bed and ran to the window.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then she hopped out of bed and ran to the window.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For a minute she did not know where she was.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a minute she did not know where she was.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading Then she hopped out of bed and ran to the window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For a minute she did not know where she was.
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading For a minute she did not know where she was.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a minute she did not know where she was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then she hopped out of bed and ran to the window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then she hopped out of bed and ran to the window.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then she hopped out of bed and ran to the window.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a minute she did not know where she was.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading The birds were singing all about.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she hopped out of bed and ran to the window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sun was up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a minute she did not know where she was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The birds were singing all about.
in or at the place that
From this reading For a minute she did not know where she was.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Then she hopped out of bed and ran to the window.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading CLEMATIS TRIES TO HELP The birds in the maple tree woke Clematis early the next morning.
Chapter 15 of Clematis by Bertha B. (Bertha Browning) Cobb holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 149 sentences of Clematis, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Clematis by Bertha B. (Bertha Browning) Cobb exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 198 minutes of reading across 476 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Clematis, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
