Chapter 1 of Birds Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 3 — No. 1 is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Birds Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 3 — No. 1 is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOLUME III. CHICAGO. NATURE STUDY PUBLISHING COMPANY. INTRODUCTION. With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
Chapter 1 of Birds Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 3 — No. 1 is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading “With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “CHICAGO.”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “INTRODUCTION.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.”
of or relating to ornithology
From this reading “With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “NATURE STUDY PUBLISHING COMPANY.”
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.”
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading “With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.”
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.
take possession of
In this reading “With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading CHICAGO.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading NATURE STUDY PUBLISHING COMPANY.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
to come or go into
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading VOLUME III.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading INTRODUCTION.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading NATURE STUDY PUBLISHING COMPANY.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
of or relating to ornithology
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading NATURE STUDY PUBLISHING COMPANY.
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading NATURE STUDY PUBLISHING COMPANY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUME III.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading With the January number of BIRDS, we enter upon a new year with the satisfaction of having pleased our readers, as well as rendered an actual service to the cause of education, ornithological literature, and art.
Chapter 1 of Birds Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 3 — No. 1 by Various holds 494 sentences, grouped into 99 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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