Chapter 13 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
43. THE RABBIT: HABITS AND APPEARANCE. 1. =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_? In what kind of ground is a rabbit warren generally found?
Chapter 13 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “THE RABBIT: HABITS AND APPEARANCE.”
usually; as a rule
From this reading “In what kind of ground is a rabbit warren generally found?”
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading “THE RABBIT: HABITS AND APPEARANCE.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “=The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?”
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “THE RABBIT: HABITS AND APPEARANCE.”
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “=The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “In what kind of ground is a rabbit warren generally found?”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “=The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?”
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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 habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RABBIT: HABITS AND APPEARANCE.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading THE RABBIT: HABITS AND APPEARANCE.
set up or found
From this reading In what kind of ground is a rabbit warren generally found?
usually; as a rule
From this reading In what kind of ground is a rabbit warren generally found?
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading In what kind of ground is a rabbit warren generally found?
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading THE RABBIT: HABITS AND APPEARANCE.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In what kind of ground is a rabbit warren generally found?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading In what kind of ground is a rabbit warren generally found?
apprehended with certainty
From this reading =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading THE RABBIT: HABITS AND APPEARANCE.
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RABBIT: HABITS AND APPEARANCE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading =The habits of the wild rabbit.=—In what places have you known wild rabbits to have a _warren_?
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