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Mother Nature's Toy-Shop
Mother Nature's Toy-Shop

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Mother Nature's Toy-Shop is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?
Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?
If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.
You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.
Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.
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Mother Nature's Toy-Shop

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Mother Nature's Toy-Shop is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?
/ˈkloʊvər dɪˈzaɪnz hæv juː ˈevər ədˈmaɪərd ðə ˈprɪti ˈpætərnz ɑːn ˈwɔːlpeɪpər ʌv ˈflaʊərz ənd ɡriːn liːvz/
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Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?
/hæv juː ˈevər emˈbrɔɪdərd ˈdeɪnti dɪˈzaɪnz ɪn ˈkʌlərz ɑːn waɪt ˈlɪnən ənd duː juː lʌv ɪt ɔːl/
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If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.
/ɪf juː duː juː wɪl laɪk tuː meɪk sʌm dɪˈzaɪnz jərˈself ɪn ə nuː weɪ ənd wɪð riːl ˈflaʊərz ənd riːl liːvz/
Line 4
You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.
Line 5
Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.
/jɔːr pɑːrt ɪz tuː ɡruːp ənd ərˈeɪndʒ ðem ɑːn ə ʃiːt ʌv ˈpeɪpər soʊ ðæt ðeɪ wɪl fɔːrm ˈbjuːtəfəl dɪˈzaɪnz dɪˈzaɪnz ðæt wɪl nɑːt ˈoʊnli dɪˈlaɪt juː bʌt ðæt meɪ biː ˈkɑːpid ɪn emˈbrɔɪdəri ɔːr ɪn ˈʌðər weɪz/

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, and audio.

clover noun US /ˈkloʊvər/

a plant of the genus Trifolium

From this reading “CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?”

copied verb US /ˈkɑːpid/

inflected form of “copy” — copy down as is

From this reading “Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.”

designing noun US /dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ/

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading “You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.”

embroidered verb US /emˈbrɔɪdərd/

past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework

From this reading “Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?”

embroidery noun US /emˈbrɔɪdəri/

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

From this reading “Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.”

exquisitely adverb US /ˌekˈskwɪzɪtli/

in a delicate manner

From this reading “You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.”

patterns noun US /ˈpætərnz/

plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure

From this reading “CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?”

wallpaper noun US /ˈwɔːlpeɪpər/

a decorative paper for the walls of rooms

From this reading “CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

white linen noun + noun

In this reading “Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?”

green leaves noun + noun counted as “green leaf”

In this reading “CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?”

other ways adjective + noun

In this reading “Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.”

make some verb + adjective

In this reading “If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/

regarded with admiration

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/

put into a proper or systematic order

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

CLOVERnounUS /ˈkloʊvər/

a plant of the genus Trifolium

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?

copiedverbUS /ˈkɑːpid/

inflected form of “copy” — copy down as is

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/

delicately beautiful

From this reading Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

designingnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ/

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

DESIGNSnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnz/

plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?

don't

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

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

drawverbUS /drɔː/

cause to move by pulling

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

embroideredverbUS /emˈbrɔɪdərd/

past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework

From this reading Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?

embroiderynounUS /emˈbrɔɪdəri/

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

exquisitelyadverbUS /ˌekˈskwɪzɪtli/

in a delicate manner

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

formnounUS /fɔːrm/

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/

highest in quality

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

groupnounUS /ɡruːp/

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

how

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

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

leavesnounUS /liːvz/

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

From this reading Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

paintverbUS /peɪnt/

make a painting

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

patternsnounUS /ˈpætərnz/

plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

sheetnounUS /ʃiːt/

any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading You don't have to know how to draw or to paint in this designing, for the flowers are there ready for you to use, more exquisitely drawn and colored than the greatest artist could do them.

wallpapernounUS /ˈwɔːlpeɪpər/

a decorative paper for the walls of rooms

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

waysnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading Have you ever embroidered dainty designs in colors on white linen, and do you love it all?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading CLOVER DESIGNS HAVE you ever admired the pretty patterns on wallpaper of flowers and green leaves?

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your part is to group and arrange them on a sheet of paper so that they will form beautiful designs; designs that will not only delight you, but that may be copied in embroidery or in other ways.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading If you do, you will like to make some designs yourself in a new way, and with real flowers and real leaves.

Chapter 4 of Mother Nature's Toy-Shop by Lina Beard holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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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Vocabulary met early in Mother Nature's Toy-Shop

Words and structures a reader meets early in Mother Nature's Toy-Shop, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Written
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mother Nature's Toy-Shop; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Didn't
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mother Nature's Toy-Shop; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Example
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mother Nature's Toy-Shop; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Foxglove
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mother Nature's Toy-Shop; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.