Chapter 1 of A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A. THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass. The HON. GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR, United States Senator, Worcester, Mass. The HON.
Chapter 1 of A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading “THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR, United States Senator, Worcester, Mass.”
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
a member of a senate
From this reading “GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR, United States Senator, Worcester, Mass.”
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading “Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.”
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
From this reading “GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR, United States Senator, Worcester, Mass.”
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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 Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.
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From this reading THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
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From this reading THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
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From this reading GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR, United States Senator, Worcester, Mass.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR, United States Senator, Worcester, Mass.
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From this reading Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR, United States Senator, Worcester, Mass.
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From this reading The HON.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.
a member of a senate
From this reading GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR, United States Senator, Worcester, Mass.
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR, United States Senator, Worcester, Mass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The HON.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief, Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Stanhope Press F. H. GILSON COMPANY BOSTON, U. S. A.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR, United States Senator, Worcester, Mass.
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
From this reading GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR, United States Senator, Worcester, Mass.
Chapter 1 of A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. by David Starr [Editor] Jordan holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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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