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Chapter 1 of How Does a Tree Grow? is here in full — 686 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW DOES A TREE GROW? BOTANY FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS. _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c. &c._ JAMES J. BLUNDELL & Co., MELBOURNE; SANDS & KENNY, SYDNEY. PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of How Does a Tree Grow? is here in full — 686 sentences across 138 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading “_Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.”
plural of “australian” — a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading “BOTANY FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “BOTANY FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS.”
relating to or characteristic of a particular religious denomination
From this reading “_Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.”
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading “_Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.”
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading “&c._ JAMES J. BLUNDELL & Co., MELBOURNE; SANDS & KENNY, SYDNEY.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading “_Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.”
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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 HOW DOES A TREE GROW?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
plural of “australian” — a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading BOTANY FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading &c._ JAMES J. BLUNDELL & Co., MELBOURNE; SANDS & KENNY, SYDNEY.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading BOTANY FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading &c._ JAMES J. BLUNDELL & Co., MELBOURNE; SANDS & KENNY, SYDNEY.
relating to or characteristic of a particular religious denomination
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW DOES A TREE GROW?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BOTANY FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS.
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading HOW DOES A TREE GROW?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW DOES A TREE GROW?
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading &c._ JAMES J. BLUNDELL & Co., MELBOURNE; SANDS & KENNY, SYDNEY.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading &c._ JAMES J. BLUNDELL & Co., MELBOURNE; SANDS & KENNY, SYDNEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading &c._ JAMES J. BLUNDELL & Co., MELBOURNE; SANDS & KENNY, SYDNEY.
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading &c._ JAMES J. BLUNDELL & Co., MELBOURNE; SANDS & KENNY, SYDNEY.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading &c._ JAMES J. BLUNDELL & Co., MELBOURNE; SANDS & KENNY, SYDNEY.
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading &c._ JAMES J. BLUNDELL & Co., MELBOURNE; SANDS & KENNY, SYDNEY.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading HOW DOES A TREE GROW?
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading BOTANY FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS.
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading _Sub-Inspector of Denominational Schools, Victoria, Author of “Geography of Australia and New Zealand,” &c.
Chapter 1 of How Does a Tree Grow? by James Bonwick holds 686 sentences, grouped into 138 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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