The Clock That Lost Time: read-along
The Clock That Lost Time as a read-along for the projector: 14 pages, 2059 words, level 16, beyond grade 8.
Page 1 of 14
Felix had expected the summer at his great-uncle's house to be tranquil, and it was, except for the clocks, which never stopped telling him what time it was, each one disagreeing with all the others. There were eleven of them in the narrow house on Mill Street in Ashcombe, ticking in every room at slightly different tempos, so that the whole place sounded like a committee of people politely drumming their fingers on tables. The largest stood in the hallway, a tall walnut case clock with a glass door, behind which a pale wooden rod swung a brass disc to and fro with tremendous dignity. Great-Uncle Ambrose had repaired clocks for forty-one years before he retired, and his hands still moved like a craftsman's, deliberate and exact, even when he was only buttering toast. On the first morning Felix asked him which of the eleven clocks was accurate. Ambrose said the hallway clock, and that it had been accurate, give or take a few seconds, since before Felix's mother was born.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 16, beyond grade 8
- 14 pages, 2059 words, about 15 minutes aloud
- A story, gentle
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About The Clock That Lost Time
Every summer the tower clock in Ashcombe falls minutes behind, and every winter it runs ahead, and Felix's careful adjustments only chase the weather around the calendar. The answer turns out to have been ticking in his great-uncle's hallway all along.
Words to preview
- pendulum (PEN-juh-lum)
- swinging weight
- expands (ik-SPANDZ)
- grows bigger
- stifling (STY-fling)
- airless and hot
- logbook (LOG-book)
- written record
- grain (GRAYN)
- wood's lines
Questions that fit any book
- What happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end?
- Which page was your favorite? Why?
- How did the main character feel at the end? What tells you?
Questions
How long does The Clock That Lost Time take to read aloud?
It has 14 pages and 2059 words, so about 15 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is The Clock That Lost Time?
Level 16, beyond grade 8. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; levels above 13 are beyond grade 8 and have no grade. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library. It is not copied from a published book.
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