Chapter 23 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
11. Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds. (_b_) Winged fruits or seeds. (_c_) Climbing stem covered with hooks. (_d_) Flowers which come out before the leaves.
Chapter 23 of An Introduction to Nature-Study is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “(_c_) Climbing stem covered with hooks.”
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading “Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.”
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.”
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
From this reading “(_c_) Climbing stem covered with hooks.”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.”
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading “Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.”
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “(_c_) Climbing stem covered with hooks.”
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading “(_b_) Winged fruits or seeds.”
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appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “(_d_) Flowers which come out before the leaves.”
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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 Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading (_b_) Winged fruits or seeds.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading (_d_) Flowers which come out before the leaves.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading (_c_) Climbing stem covered with hooks.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading (_c_) Climbing stem covered with hooks.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading (_d_) Flowers which come out before the leaves.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading (_c_) Climbing stem covered with hooks.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading (_d_) Flowers which come out before the leaves.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading (_d_) Flowers which come out before the leaves.
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
From this reading (_c_) Climbing stem covered with hooks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading (_d_) Flowers which come out before the leaves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading (_d_) Flowers which come out before the leaves.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
having or covered with or abounding in plumes
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading (_c_) Climbing stem covered with hooks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_d_) Flowers which come out before the leaves.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading (_d_) Flowers which come out before the leaves.
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading (_b_) Winged fruits or seeds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Give an example in each case of a plant with—(_a_) Plumed fruits or seeds.
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