Chapter 5 of Flowers, Shown to the Children is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Flowers, Shown to the Children is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
3. HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere. It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn. The Water Mint is not an attractive plant. It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.
Chapter 5 of Flowers, Shown to the Children is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “The Water Mint is not an attractive plant.”
having or covered with hair
From this reading “HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.”
full of juice
From this reading “It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.”
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading “It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.”
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.”
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In this reading “It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Water Mint is not an attractive plant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading The Water Mint is not an attractive plant.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
to or in any or all places
From this reading HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
having four sides
From this reading It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
having or covered with hair
From this reading HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
full of juice
From this reading It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Water Mint is not an attractive plant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.
having a strong odor
From this reading HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
in the direction of
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
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 HAIRY WATER MINT This strong-smelling plant is common everywhere.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading It likes to grow in wet places, and it is in flower towards the end of summer and in autumn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It has four-sided juicy green stems stained with purple.
Chapter 5 of Flowers, Shown to the Children by C. E. Smith holds 416 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.
Chapter 5 holds 416 sentences of Flowers, Shown to the Children, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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