Chapter 4 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils. Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip. Mrs. Froitzheim went over to her husband and whispered to him, who said:-- "Yes. Yes. It is true.
Chapter 4 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “caress” — touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
From this reading “Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.”
plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading “Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.”
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
From this reading “Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.”
with fondness; with love
From this reading “Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.”
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
From this reading “Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.”
plural of “petal” — part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
From this reading “Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.”
any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading “Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.”
plural of “tulip” — any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading “Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.”
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take a seat
In this reading “Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.”
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “Mrs. Froitzheim went over to her husband and whispered to him, who said:-- "Yes.”
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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 Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
past form of “caress” — touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
From this reading Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.
plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
From this reading Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
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From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim went over to her husband and whispered to him, who said:-- "Yes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim went over to her husband and whispered to him, who said:-- "Yes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true.
with fondness; with love
From this reading Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
From this reading Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim went over to her husband and whispered to him, who said:-- "Yes.
plural of “petal” — part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
From this reading Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim went over to her husband and whispered to him, who said:-- "Yes.
be seated
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
having come into contact
From this reading Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It is true.
any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.
plural of “tulip” — any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim made him sit down and drew his attention to a bowl of flowers--tulips and daffodils.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim went over to her husband and whispered to him, who said:-- "Yes.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim went over to her husband and whispered to him, who said:-- "Yes.
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim went over to her husband and whispered to him, who said:-- "Yes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mendel touched them with his fingers, lovingly caressed the fleshy petals of a tulip.
an affirmative
From this reading Mrs. Froitzheim went over to her husband and whispered to him, who said:-- "Yes.
Chapter 4 of Mendel: A Story of Youth by Gilbert Cannan holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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