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Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. Animal Analogues. By Robert Williams Wood. Author of "How To Tell The Birds From the Flowers." Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
Chapter 1 of Animal Analogues: Verses and Illustrations is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.”
biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
From this reading “Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.”
plural of “beetle” — insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading “Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.”
English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
From this reading “Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.”
past form of “denote” — be a sign or indication of
From this reading “Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.”
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “By Robert Williams Wood.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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From this reading Animal Analogues.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Animal Analogues.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "How To Tell The Birds From the Flowers."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
plural of “beetle” — insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Author of "How To Tell The Birds From the Flowers."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
past form of “denote” — be a sign or indication of
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Author of "How To Tell The Birds From the Flowers."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Author of "How To Tell The Birds From the Flowers."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "How To Tell The Birds From the Flowers."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "How To Tell The Birds From the Flowers."
on one occasion
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading By Robert Williams Wood.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
express in words
From this reading Author of "How To Tell The Birds From the Flowers."
the words of something written
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "How To Tell The Birds From the Flowers."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of "How To Tell The Birds From the Flowers."
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Good Mr. Darwin once contendeds That Beetles were from Bees descended; And as my pictures show, I think, The Beet must be the missing-link.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading By Robert Williams Wood.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading By Robert Williams Wood.
Chapter 1 of Animal Analogues: Verses and Illustrations by Robert Williams Wood holds 48 sentences, grouped into 10 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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