Chapter 7 of A Natural History for Young People is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A Natural History for Young People is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHITE PELICAN. The White Pelican is as large as a Swan. Its bill is about fifteen inches in length. Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish. It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
Chapter 7 of A Natural History for Young People is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea
From this reading “It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.”
a republic in central Europe
From this reading “It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.”
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.”
large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
From this reading “THE WHITE PELICAN.”
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.”
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading “The White Pelican is as large as a Swan.”
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading “Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.”
In this reading “Its bill is about fifteen inches in length.”
In this reading “Its bill is about fifteen inches in length.”
In this reading “It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.”
In this reading “It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.”
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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 The White Pelican is as large as a Swan.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Its bill is about fifteen inches in length.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The White Pelican is as large as a Swan.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Its bill is about fifteen inches in length.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Its bill is about fifteen inches in length.
a republic in central Europe
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its bill is about fifteen inches in length.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Its bill is about fifteen inches in length.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The White Pelican is as large as a Swan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its bill is about fifteen inches in length.
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The White Pelican is as large as a Swan.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Its bill is about fifteen inches in length.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
From this reading THE WHITE PELICAN.
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
reflecting optimism
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading The White Pelican is as large as a Swan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE PELICAN.
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It is very common on the lakes and rivers of Hungary and southern Russia, as well as on the banks of the Danube.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE PELICAN.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Its plumage is white, with a slightly rosy tint, the crest and a few feathers on the neck yellowish.
Chapter 7 of A Natural History for Young People by Phebe Westcott, -1939 Humphreys holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 7 holds 431 sentences of A Natural History for Young People, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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