Chapter 3 of The Insect Folk is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Insect Folk is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And there goes another with red flying wings. Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying. They show their gay inner wings only during flight. As soon as the grasshopper comes to rest the inner wings close of themselves. The wing joints act like springs.
Chapter 3 of The Insect Folk is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading “Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.”
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading “As soon as the grasshopper comes to rest the inner wings close of themselves.”
plural of “grasshopper” — terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading “Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.”
located inward
From this reading “They show their gay inner wings only during flight.”
plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading “The wing joints act like springs.”
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading “The wing joints act like springs.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “The wing joints act like springs.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “And there goes another with red flying wings.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading The wing joints act like springs.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there goes another with red flying wings.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And there goes another with red flying wings.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading As soon as the grasshopper comes to rest the inner wings close of themselves.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading As soon as the grasshopper comes to rest the inner wings close of themselves.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They show their gay inner wings only during flight.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading They show their gay inner wings only during flight.
moving swiftly
From this reading And there goes another with red flying wings.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading They show their gay inner wings only during flight.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading And there goes another with red flying wings.
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading As soon as the grasshopper comes to rest the inner wings close of themselves.
plural of “grasshopper” — terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.
located inward
From this reading They show their gay inner wings only during flight.
plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading The wing joints act like springs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The wing joints act like springs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.
and nothing more
From this reading They show their gay inner wings only during flight.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading And there goes another with red flying wings.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading As soon as the grasshopper comes to rest the inner wings close of themselves.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They show their gay inner wings only during flight.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as the grasshopper comes to rest the inner wings close of themselves.
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading The wing joints act like springs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They show their gay inner wings only during flight.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As soon as the grasshopper comes to rest the inner wings close of themselves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there goes another with red flying wings.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the grasshopper comes to rest the inner wings close of themselves.
at the time that
From this reading Some of the grasshoppers are almost as pretty as butterflies when they are flying.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading The wing joints act like springs.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading And there goes another with red flying wings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And there goes another with red flying wings.
Chapter 3 of The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 3 holds 463 sentences of The Insect Folk, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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