Chapter 5 of First Lessons in Natural Philosophy for Beginners is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of First Lessons in Natural Philosophy for Beginners is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Air. Where do we find air? We find air everywhere around the earth. Does the air fill every place? The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.
Chapter 5 of First Lessons in Natural Philosophy for Beginners is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “The Air.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “We find air everywhere around the earth.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “We find air everywhere around the earth.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading “We find air everywhere around the earth.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “Does the air fill every place?”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.”
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading “The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.”
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading “The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.”
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.
In this reading “The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The Air.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We find air everywhere around the earth.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where do we find air?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does the air fill every place?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading We find air everywhere around the earth.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Does the air fill every place?
to or in any or all places
From this reading We find air everywhere around the earth.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Does the air fill every place?
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Where do we find air?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Does the air fill every place?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading The air fills every place not filled by some other substance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Air.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Where do we find air?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where do we find air?
Chapter 5 of First Lessons in Natural Philosophy for Beginners by Joseph C. (Joseph Comly) Martindale holds 379 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
Chapter 5 holds 379 sentences of First Lessons in Natural Philosophy for Beginners, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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