Chapter 19 of Clipped Wings is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Clipped Wings is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them. They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had. They had been through just one more season. She had passed through an epoch. They found her mightily changed.
Chapter 19 of Clipped Wings is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had.”
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading “She had passed through an epoch.”
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
From this reading “When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.”
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading “They found her mightily changed.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had.”
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading “When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “They had been through just one more season.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.”
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 “When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.”
make a passage or journey from one place to another
In this reading “She had passed through an epoch.”
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.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had passed through an epoch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been through just one more season.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading They found her mightily changed.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading She had passed through an epoch.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
set up or found
From this reading They found her mightily changed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
and nothing more
From this reading They had been through just one more season.
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading They found her mightily changed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They had been through just one more season.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had been through just one more season.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She had passed through an epoch.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading They had been through just one more season.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
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From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had been through just one more season.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed older to her, but they had not aged as she had.
at the time that
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Sheila reached the home of her father and mother she spent her first few days renewing her kinship with them.
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