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Chapter 12 of Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RADIATA. THE STAR-FISH. (_Asterias_, or _Uraster rubens_.) THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores. The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “adhere” — be compatible or in accordance with
From this reading “THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.”
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.”
prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading “The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
-ing form of “adhere” — be compatible or in accordance with
From this reading THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Asterias_, or _Uraster rubens_.)
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
set up or found
From this reading THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
many times at short intervals
From this reading THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading (_Asterias_, or _Uraster rubens_.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RADIATA.
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.
prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)
From this reading (_Asterias_, or _Uraster rubens_.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STAR-FISH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STAR-FISH.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THIS animal is often found adhering to rocks on the sea-shores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Asterias_, or _Uraster rubens_.)
in the company of; together with
From this reading The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The common species is furnished with five rays, and is of a yellow or red colour.
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist by Mrs. (Jane) Loudon holds 337 sentences, grouped into 68 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.
Chapter 12 holds 337 sentences of Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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