Chapter 22 of Insect Adventures is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Insect Adventures is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family. For what reasons? She lacks the time. She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home. She cannot help deserting the nest.
Chapter 22 of Insect Adventures is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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identified with a band especially around a leg
From this reading “THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.”
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.”
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading “She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.”
-ing form of “desert” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “She cannot help deserting the nest.”
plural of “lack” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “She lacks the time.”
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading “THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.”
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading “She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.”
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading “THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.”
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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 THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
later than; following
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
identified with a band especially around a leg
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She cannot help deserting the nest.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
-ing form of “desert” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading She cannot help deserting the nest.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For what reasons?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading She cannot help deserting the nest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
plural of “lack” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading She lacks the time.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading She cannot help deserting the nest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
go across or through
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For what reasons?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lacks the time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She lacks the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what reasons?
at the time that
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
which person or people
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading She has to die when the first cold comes, whereas the eggs are to pass the winter in their cozy home.
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading THE CRAB-SPIDER The Banded Spider, who works so hard to give her eggs a wonderfully perfect dwelling-house, becomes, after that, careless of her family.
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