Chapter 3 of Flowers, Shown to the Children is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Flowers, Shown to the Children is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy. They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge. 4. HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain. A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
Chapter 3 of Flowers, Shown to the Children is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.”
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading “HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.”
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading “They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.”
plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading “They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.”
having or covered with hair
From this reading “The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.”
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
From this reading “HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.”
annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
From this reading “The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.”
having the qualities or effects of a poison
From this reading “HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.”
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In this reading “The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.”
In this reading “They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.”
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
In this reading “They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.”
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From this reading 4.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
(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 They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
the act of consuming food
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
having or covered with hair
From this reading The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
used to form the superlative
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
From this reading The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
having the qualities or effects of a poison
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading A great many accidents have been caused by cattle and human beings eating its leaves and roots.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading The leaves of the Upright Hedge Parsley are dark green and hairy.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading HEMLOCK WATER DROPWORT This is one of the most poisonous plants that grow in Britain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They are like ferns, and have many divisions, which are cut into teeth all round the edge.
Chapter 3 of Flowers, Shown to the Children by C. E. Smith holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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