Chapter 2 of Stories of Birds is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Stories of Birds is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away. But the raven was as sad as ever. The grass began to spring up in the meadows. Green leaves and flowers were seen in the woods. Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.
Chapter 2 of Stories of Birds is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.”
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.”
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “The grass began to spring up in the meadows.”
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading “But the raven was as sad as ever.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Green leaves and flowers were seen in the woods.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the raven was as sad as ever.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The grass began to spring up in the meadows.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the raven was as sad as ever.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
at any time
From this reading But the raven was as sad as ever.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Green leaves and flowers were seen in the woods.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The grass began to spring up in the meadows.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Green leaves and flowers were seen in the woods.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The grass began to spring up in the meadows.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Green leaves and flowers were seen in the woods.
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The grass began to spring up in the meadows.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading But the raven was as sad as ever.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading But the raven was as sad as ever.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Green leaves and flowers were seen in the woods.
in the near future
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
the season of growth
From this reading The grass began to spring up in the meadows.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Birds and bees flew here and there in the glad sunshine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The grass began to spring up in the meadows.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The grass began to spring up in the meadows.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the raven was as sad as ever.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Very soon the sun came out warm and bright, and the clouds went away.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Green leaves and flowers were seen in the woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Green leaves and flowers were seen in the woods.
Chapter 2 of Stories of Birds by Lenore Elizabeth Mulets holds 481 sentences, grouped into 97 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 2 holds 481 sentences of Stories of Birds, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Stories of Birds by Lenore Elizabeth Mulets exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 481 sentences, grouped into 97 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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