Chapter 8 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
30. THE OAK FAMILY. 1. =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation. What is its approximate height?
Chapter 8 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be close or similar
From this reading “What is its approximate height?”
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “=The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.”
with no protection or shield
From this reading “=The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “=The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “=The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.”
plural of “habit” — an established custom
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “What is its approximate height?”
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “THE OAK FAMILY.”
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a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
In this reading “=The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.”
In this reading “=The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading 30.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.
be close or similar
From this reading What is its approximate height?
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.
with no protection or shield
From this reading =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE OAK FAMILY.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading What is its approximate height?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is its approximate height?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What is its approximate height?
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading THE OAK FAMILY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OAK FAMILY.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading =The oak.=—(_a_) _Habits of growth._—Examine an oak tree growing in an exposed situation.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is its approximate height?
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