Chapter 5 of Flowers and their friends is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Flowers and their friends is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
You see how it is. The leaves work all summer long. They store up food in the roots and the stems. When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter. They have roots down in the ground.
Chapter 5 of Flowers and their friends is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “They store up food in the roots and the stems.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “The leaves work all summer long.”
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading “They store up food in the roots and the stems.”
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “They store up food in the roots and the stems.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “They store up food in the roots and the stems.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “The leaves work all summer long.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.”
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(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 leaves work all summer long.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They store up food in the roots and the stems.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They have roots down in the ground.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading They store up food in the roots and the stems.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading They have roots down in the ground.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have roots down in the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see how it is.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They store up food in the roots and the stems.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You see how it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You see how it is.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The leaves work all summer long.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The leaves work all summer long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading They store up food in the roots and the stems.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see how it is.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading They store up food in the roots and the stems.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading They store up food in the roots and the stems.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The leaves work all summer long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The leaves work all summer long.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They store up food in the roots and the stems.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They store up food in the roots and the stems.
at the time that
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading When the frost comes and pinches them, they know it is time to stop work and go to sleep for the winter.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The leaves work all summer long.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see how it is.
Chapter 5 of Flowers and their friends by Margaret Warner Morley holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 5 holds 442 sentences of Flowers and their friends, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Flowers and their friends by Margaret Warner Morley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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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