Chapter 1 of Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds, Second Series is here in full — 725 sentences across 145 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds, Second Series is here in full — 725 sentences across 145 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http:// H. G. ADAMS. Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c. With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species. INTRODUCTION. WHAT IS AN EGG?
Chapter 1 of Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds, Second Series is here in full — 725 sentences across 145 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “See http:// H. G. ADAMS.”
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading “Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.”
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “WHAT IS AN EGG?”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http:// H. G. ADAMS.”
a humming noise
From this reading “Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “INTRODUCTION.”
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.”
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In this reading “Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.”
In this reading “With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading See http:// H. G. ADAMS.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHAT IS AN EGG?
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading WHAT IS AN EGG?
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.
being one more than seven
From this reading With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading See http:// H. G. ADAMS.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading See http:// H. G. ADAMS.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http:// H. G. ADAMS.
a humming noise
From this reading Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading INTRODUCTION.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT IS AN EGG?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http:// H. G. ADAMS.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Author of "Favorite Song Birds," "Beautiful Butterflies," "Humming Birds," &c., &c.
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.
being eight more than thirty
From this reading With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT IS AN EGG?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Eight Coloured Plates of Eggs, Containing Thirty-Eight Different Species.
Chapter 1 of Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds, Second Series by H. G. (Henry Gardiner) Adams holds 725 sentences, grouped into 145 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 1 holds 725 sentences of Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds, Second Series, unabridged, divided into 145 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds, Second Series by H. G. (Henry Gardiner) Adams exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 725 sentences, grouped into 145 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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