Chapter 25 of Clipped Wings is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Clipped Wings is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations. He was fairly lyrical with ideas. He wanted to talk them over with Sheila. He called up her room. Pennock answered the telephone.
Chapter 25 of Clipped Wings is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “He was fairly lyrical with ideas.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “He was fairly lyrical with ideas.”
plural of “inspiration” — arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading “That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.”
suitable for or suggestive of singing
From this reading “He was fairly lyrical with ideas.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “He wanted to talk them over with Sheila.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Pennock answered the telephone.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “He wanted to talk them over with Sheila.”
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.
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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 That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Pennock answered the telephone.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He called up her room.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading He was fairly lyrical with ideas.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was fairly lyrical with ideas.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He called up her room.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was fairly lyrical with ideas.
plural of “inspiration” — arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
suitable for or suggestive of singing
From this reading He was fairly lyrical with ideas.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
above and across; more than
From this reading He wanted to talk them over with Sheila.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pennock answered the telephone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He called up her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to talk them over with Sheila.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He wanted to talk them over with Sheila.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Pennock answered the telephone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pennock answered the telephone.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He wanted to talk them over with Sheila.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wanted to talk them over with Sheila.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He called up her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to talk them over with Sheila.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was fairly lyrical with ideas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That morning Reben had wakened early with a head full of inspirations.
Chapter 25 of Clipped Wings by Rupert Hughes holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 25 holds 161 sentences of Clipped Wings, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of Clipped Wings by Rupert Hughes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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