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Flowers and their friends
Flowers and their friends

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Flowers and their friends is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 3 of Flowers and their friends by Margaret Warner Morley holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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.

What does chapter 3 of Flowers and their friends contain?

Chapter 3 holds 435 sentences of Flowers and their friends, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of Flowers and their friends by Margaret Warner Morley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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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Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #72776, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Flowers and their friends take to read?

About 216 minutes of reading across 521 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Flowers and their friends

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Margaret
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Warner
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Morley
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They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.
The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.
] THE HYACINTH’S SCEPTRE.
] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.
Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.
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Flowers and their friends

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Flowers and their friends is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.
Line 2
The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.
Line 3
] THE HYACINTH’S SCEPTRE.
Line 4
] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.
Line 5
Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

Learner Dictionary

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.”

Theirs pronoun US /ðerz/

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading “] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.”

All words in this reading · 51

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

bear

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From this reading ] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.

bearing

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From this reading Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

beautiful

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From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

bells

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From this reading Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

charming

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From this reading They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.

costly

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From this reading Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

delightful

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From this reading They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading ] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.

emblem

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From this reading Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

feel

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From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

flower

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From this reading Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

flowers

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From this reading They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.

forth

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From this reading They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.

fragrance

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From this reading They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.

garden

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From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

give

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From this reading They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.

green

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From this reading Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

HYACINTH'S

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ] THE HYACINTH’S SCEPTRE.

hyacinths

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From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading ] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

Kings

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.

messenger

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.

odor

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.

power

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.

rod

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

SCEPTRE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ] THE HYACINTH’S SCEPTRE.

sent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading ] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.

summer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

sweet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

symbol

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.

tall

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

TheirspronounUS /ðerz/

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading ] Kings bear a sceptre, and so do I. Theirs is a symbol of power, and so is mine.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They open into charming flowers and give forth a delightful fragrance.

top

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Theirs is a costly rod with an emblem at the top Mine is a tall green rod bearing flower bells.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

whole

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The whole garden is sweet with the odor of hyacinths, and we feel that the beautiful summer has sent us a messenger.