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Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist
Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mrs. (Jane) Loudon • Curated US English Learning Edition
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INHABITANTS OF THE WATER.
SECTION I.--CETACEA, OR SEA MAMMALIA.
COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414
MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415 SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.
STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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INHABITANTS OF THE WATER.
/ɪnˈhæbətənts ʌv ðə ˈwɔːtər/
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SECTION I.--CETACEA, OR SEA MAMMALIA.
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COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414
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MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415 SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.
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STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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Beluga noun US /bɪˈluːɡə/

valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas

From this reading “COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414”

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dolphin noun US /ˈdɑːlfən/

large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

From this reading “COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414”

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greenland noun US /ˈɡriːnlənd/

the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark

From this reading “STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }”

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manatee noun US /ˈmænətiː/

sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded

From this reading “MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415 SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.”

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porpoise noun US /ˈpɔːrpəs/

any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth

From this reading “COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414”

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skate noun US /skeɪt/

sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

From this reading “STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }”

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sturgeon noun US /ˈstɜːrdʒən/

large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone

From this reading “STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }”

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unicorn noun US /ˈjuːnɪkɔːrn/

an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead

From this reading “COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414”

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WHITE WHALE noun + noun

small northern whale that is white when adult

In this reading “COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414”

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401

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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407

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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409

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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410

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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412

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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414

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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415

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From this reading MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415 SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.

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416

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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417

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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420

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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421

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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422

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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424

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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425

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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426

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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Acipensernoun

type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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ANGELnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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Angelusnoun

the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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arctica

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Australis

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From this reading MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415 SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.

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Balæna

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Balænoptera

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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batisnoun

small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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BeluganounUS /bɪˈluːɡə/

valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Boops

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Carchariasnoun

type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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CARTILAGINOUSadjective

of or relating to cartilage

From this reading MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415 SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.

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CETACEAnoun

an order of Eutheria

From this reading SECTION I.--CETACEA, OR SEA MAMMALIA.

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clavata

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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COMMONadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Cuv

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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Delphinapterusnoun

white whale

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Delphinusnoun

a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Delphis

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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DOG-FISH

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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DOLPHINnounUS /ˈdɑːlfən/

large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Dum

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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FISHnounUS /fɪʃ/

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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FISHESnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/

plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415 SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.

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GraynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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GREENLANDnounUS /ˈɡriːnlənd/

the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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HAMMER-HEADED

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading SECTION I.--CETACEA, OR SEA MAMMALIA.

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IInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415 SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.

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INHABITANTSnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE WATER.

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Lacep

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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LessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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leucas

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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macrocephalus

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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MAIDnounUS /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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malleusnoun

the ossicle attached to the eardrum

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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MAMMALIAnoun

warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female

From this reading SECTION I.--CETACEA, OR SEA MAMMALIA.

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MANATEEnounUS /ˈmænətiː/

sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded

From this reading MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415 SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.

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Manatus

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From this reading MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415 SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.

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maximus

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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MONKnounUS /mʌŋk/

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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monoceros

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Monodonnoun

type genus of the Monodontidae

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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mysticetus

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Narke

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE WATER.

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ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading SECTION I.--CETACEA, OR SEA MAMMALIA.

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Phocæna

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Physeternoun

type genus of the Physeteridae

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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PORPOISEnounUS /ˈpɔːrpəs/

any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Raia

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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Risso

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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RORQUALnoun

any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Salachus

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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SEAnounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading SECTION I.--CETACEA, OR SEA MAMMALIA.

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SECTIONnounUS /ˈsekʃən/

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading SECTION I.--CETACEA, OR SEA MAMMALIA.

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SHARKnounUS /ʃɑːrk/

any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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SKATEnounUS /skeɪt/

sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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SPERMACETInoun

a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Squalusnoun

spiny dogfishes

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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squatinanoun

type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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STURGEONnounUS /ˈstɜːrdʒən/

large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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sturio

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE WATER.

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THORNBACK

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From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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TilesnounUS /taɪlz/

plural of “tile” — a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces

From this reading MANATEE Manatus Australis.--_Tiles._ 415 SECTION II.--CARTILAGINOUS FISHES.

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TORPEDOnounUS /tɔːrˈpiːdoʊ/

a professional killer who uses a gun

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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UNICORNnounUS /ˈjuːnɪkɔːrn/

an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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vulgaris

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From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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WATERnounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE WATER.

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WHALEnounUS /weɪl/

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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WHITEnounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading COMMON WHALE Balæna mysticetus 401 RORQUAL Balæna Boops Balænoptera Boops.--_Lacep._ 407 SPERMACETI WHALE Physeter macrocephalus 407 DOLPHIN Delphinus Delphis 409 WHITE WHALE { Beluga leucas.--_Gray._ } 410 { Beluga arctica.--_Less._ } { Delphinapterus Beluga.--_Lacep._} PORPOISE Delphinus Phocæna Phocæna vulgaris 412 SEA UNICORN Monodon monoceros 414

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Zygomanoun

the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone

From this reading STURGEON Acipenser sturio 416 SHARK Squalus Carcharias Carcharias vulgaris.--_Cuv._ 417 GREENLAND SHARK Salachus maximus 420 DOG-FISH 420 HAMMER-HEADED SHARK Zygoma malleus 421 THORNBACK Raia clavata 422 SKATE, or MAID Raia batis 424 TORPEDO Raia Torpedo Torpedo Narke.--_Risso_ 425 MONK FISH, or } Squalus squatina Squatina Angelus.--_Dum._ 426 ANGEL FISH }

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Yes. All 6119 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51166 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #51166, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist take to read?

About 509 minutes of reading across 1224 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist

Words and structures a reader meets early in Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Hundred
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Animals
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Dallas
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Preface
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