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Chapter 21 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOME CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS, AND WORMS. 65. SOME COMMON CRUSTACEANS. 1. =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
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warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
From this reading “=The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.”
plural of “crustacean” — any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
From this reading “SOME CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS, AND WORMS.”
plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “=The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.”
a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
From this reading “=The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.”
flesh of a lobster
From this reading “=The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.”
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “=The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.”
the environmental condition
From this reading “=The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.”
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading “SOME CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS, AND WORMS.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading 65.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOME CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS, AND WORMS.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading SOME COMMON CRUSTACEANS.
warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
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From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
plural of “crustacean” — any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
From this reading SOME CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS, AND WORMS.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
flesh of a lobster
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
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From this reading SOME CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS, AND WORMS.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS, AND WORMS.
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
the environmental condition
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading =The crayfish and lobster.=—(_a_) _Habits._—Readers in limestone districts will probably be able to find crayfishes in the streams, and the habits of the animals in their natural surroundings should be observed and described.
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading SOME CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS, AND WORMS.
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