Chapter 5 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRUITS. When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem. It is this that holds the seeds. You can see this in the rose. When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
Chapter 5 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.”
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “FRUITS.”
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading “It is this that holds the seeds.”
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading “When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.”
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading “It is this that holds the seeds.”
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.”
plural of “wilt” — any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
From this reading “When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.”
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In this reading “When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
(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 When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can see this in the rose.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
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From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading FRUITS.
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading It is this that holds the seeds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You can see this in the rose.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is this that holds the seeds.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading You can see this in the rose.
somewhat round in appearance or form
From this reading When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You can see this in the rose.
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading It is this that holds the seeds.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is this that holds the seeds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is this that holds the seeds.
at the time that
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
plural of “wilt” — any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
From this reading When a flower wilts and falls, there is something left on the end of the flower-stem.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading When the beautiful leaves of the flower are all scattered by the wind, there is a roundish thick part left on the end of the stem.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can see this in the rose.
Chapter 5 of The Child's Book of Nature by Worthington Hooker holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 141 sentences of The Child's Book of Nature, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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