Chapter 1 of Country Walks of a Naturalist with His is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Country Walks of a Naturalist with His is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIS CHILDREN. REV. W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE. ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS. MDCCCLXX.
Chapter 1 of Country Walks of a Naturalist with His is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.”
plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.”
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading “W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.”
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading “W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.”
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “REV.”
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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 W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading HIS CHILDREN.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
being one more than seven
From this reading ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving
From this reading ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS CHILDREN.
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MDCCCLXX.
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading REV.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S., RECTOR OF PRESTON ON THE WILD MOORS, SHROPSHIRE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
Chapter 1 of Country Walks of a Naturalist with His by W. (William) Houghton holds 492 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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