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Chapter 4 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
10. THE STRUCTURE AND USES OF BUDS. 1. =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk. The leaves which are fixed lowest on the stalk are the largest, and they cover the outside of the bud.
Chapter 4 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading “THE STRUCTURE AND USES OF BUDS.”
any of various types of cabbage
From this reading “=A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.”
relating to or resembling a cone
From this reading “=A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.”
informal terms for money
From this reading “=A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.”
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading “The leaves which are fixed lowest on the stalk are the largest, and they cover the outside of the bud.”
walk stiffly
From this reading “=A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.”
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading “=A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.”
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading “THE STRUCTURE AND USES OF BUDS.”
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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 =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STRUCTURE AND USES OF BUDS.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
a partially opened flower
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading THE STRUCTURE AND USES OF BUDS.
any of various types of cabbage
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
relating to or resembling a cone
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The leaves which are fixed lowest on the stalk are the largest, and they cover the outside of the bud.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The leaves which are fixed lowest on the stalk are the largest, and they cover the outside of the bud.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
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From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The leaves which are fixed lowest on the stalk are the largest, and they cover the outside of the bud.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
informal terms for money
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading The leaves which are fixed lowest on the stalk are the largest, and they cover the outside of the bud.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STRUCTURE AND USES OF BUDS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The leaves which are fixed lowest on the stalk are the largest, and they cover the outside of the bud.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The leaves which are fixed lowest on the stalk are the largest, and they cover the outside of the bud.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
separate into parts or portions
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
walk stiffly
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading THE STRUCTURE AND USES OF BUDS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRUCTURE AND USES OF BUDS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The leaves which are fixed lowest on the stalk are the largest, and they cover the outside of the bud.
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading =A typical bud.=—Split a cabbage, or a lettuce “heart,” down the middle, and observe how the leaves are arranged round the conical end of the stalk.
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading THE STRUCTURE AND USES OF BUDS.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The leaves which are fixed lowest on the stalk are the largest, and they cover the outside of the bud.
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