Chapter 3 of Highroads of Geography Introductory Book is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Highroads of Geography Introductory Book is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
8. Ceylon is very rich in plants and trees. The cocoanut palm grows almost everywhere. On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts. A man swam behind it and pushed it along.
Chapter 3 of Highroads of Geography Introductory Book is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
From this reading “Ceylon is very rich in plants and trees.”
plural of “cocoanut” — large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
From this reading “On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “The cocoanut palm grows almost everywhere.”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “The cocoanut palm grows almost everywhere.”
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “Ceylon is very rich in plants and trees.”
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading “On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.”
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading “A man swam behind it and pushed it along.”
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From this reading 8.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The cocoanut palm grows almost everywhere.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A man swam behind it and pushed it along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ceylon is very rich in plants and trees.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A man swam behind it and pushed it along.
an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
From this reading Ceylon is very rich in plants and trees.
large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
From this reading The cocoanut palm grows almost everywhere.
plural of “cocoanut” — large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
From this reading On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.
to or in any or all places
From this reading The cocoanut palm grows almost everywhere.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The cocoanut palm grows almost everywhere.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ceylon is very rich in plants and trees.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ceylon is very rich in plants and trees.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A man swam behind it and pushed it along.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man swam behind it and pushed it along.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading The cocoanut palm grows almost everywhere.
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Ceylon is very rich in plants and trees.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading A man swam behind it and pushed it along.
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Ceylon is very rich in plants and trees.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.
cut with a saw
From this reading On one of the rivers I saw a raft of cocoanuts.
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading A man swam behind it and pushed it along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cocoanut palm grows almost everywhere.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Ceylon is very rich in plants and trees.
precisely as stated
From this reading Ceylon is very rich in plants and trees.
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