Chapter 15 of Clipped Wings is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Clipped Wings is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Eventually Vickery’s play was ready for production. At least Reben told him, with Job’s comfort: “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about. We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.” The weather of the rehearsal week for the Vickery play was barbarously hot.
Chapter 15 of Clipped Wings is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “At least Reben told him, with Job’s comfort:”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “Eventually Vickery’s play was ready for production.”
possessive form of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
the act or process of producing something
From this reading “Eventually Vickery’s play was ready for production.”
a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
From this reading “The weather of the rehearsal week for the Vickery play was barbarously hot.”
relieve from
From this reading “We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.””
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “The weather of the rehearsal week for the Vickery play was barbarously hot.”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ““We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about.”
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.
do away with
In this reading “We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.””
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s 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 “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least Reben told him, with Job’s comfort:
in a barbarous manner
From this reading The weather of the rehearsal week for the Vickery play was barbarously hot.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading At least Reben told him, with Job’s comfort:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Eventually Vickery’s play was ready for production.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Eventually Vickery’s play was ready for production.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At least Reben told him, with Job’s comfort:
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The weather of the rehearsal week for the Vickery play was barbarously hot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about.
possessive form of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading At least Reben told him, with Job’s comfort:
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least Reben told him, with Job’s comfort:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading Eventually Vickery’s play was ready for production.
the act or process of producing something
From this reading Eventually Vickery’s play was ready for production.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Eventually Vickery’s play was ready for production.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At least Reben told him, with Job’s comfort:
a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
From this reading The weather of the rehearsal week for the Vickery play was barbarously hot.
relieve from
From this reading We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We’ve changed everything in it, so let’s put it on and get rid of it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather of the rehearsal week for the Vickery play was barbarously hot.
up to a particular time
From this reading “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading At least Reben told him, with Job’s comfort:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather of the rehearsal week for the Vickery play was barbarously hot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eventually Vickery’s play was ready for production.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eventually Vickery’s play was ready for production.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather of the rehearsal week for the Vickery play was barbarously hot.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The weather of the rehearsal week for the Vickery play was barbarously hot.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At least Reben told him, with Job’s comfort:
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “We’ve all worked at it till we don’t know what it’s about.
Chapter 15 of Clipped Wings by Rupert Hughes holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 95 sentences of Clipped Wings, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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