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The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V

Chapter XXXVIII

Chapter 38 of The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V is here in full — 809 sentences across 162 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Theodore Wood • Curated US English Learning Edition
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ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.
There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.
THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.
The way in which it crawls is decidedly curious.
On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V

Chapter XXXVIII

Chapter 38 of The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V is here in full — 809 sentences across 162 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/161 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.
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There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.
/ðer ɑːr ə ɡreɪt ˈmeni ʌv ðiːz bʌt wiː ʃæl ˈoʊnli biː ˈeɪbəl tuː ˈmenʃən wʌn ɔːr tuː/
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THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.
/ðə ˈkɑːmən ˈɜːrθwɜːrm ðɪs wɜːrm ɪz ˈrɪli ə moʊst ˈɪntrəstɪŋ æz wel æz ə moʊst ˈjuːsfəl ˈænəməl/
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The way in which it crawls is decidedly curious.
/ðə weɪ ɪn wɪtʃ ɪt krɔːlz ɪz ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli ˈkjʊriəs/
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On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.
/ɑːn ðə ˈloʊər pɑːrt ʌv ˈevəri wʌn ʌv ðə rɪŋz ʌv wɪtʃ ɪts ˈbɑːdi ɪz meɪd ʌp wɪð ðə soʊl ɪkˈsepʃən ʌv ðə hed ɑːr fɔːr perz ʌv ʃɔːrt stɪf ˈlɪtəl ˈbrɪsəlz prəˈdʒektɪŋ ˈaʊtwərd frʌm ðə skɪn/

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annelids noun US /ˈænəlɪdz/

plural of “annelid” — worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally

From this reading “ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.”

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bristles noun US /ˈbrɪsəlz/

plural of “bristle” — a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic

From this reading “On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.”

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crawls noun US /krɔːlz/

plural of “crawl” — a very slow movement

From this reading “The way in which it crawls is decidedly curious.”

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earthworm noun US /ˈɜːrθwɜːrm/

terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

From this reading “THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.”

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pairs noun US /perz/

plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading “On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.”

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projecting adjective US /prəˈdʒektɪŋ/

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading “On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.”

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worm noun US /wɜːrm/

any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

From this reading “THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.”

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worms noun US /wɜːrmz/

plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

From this reading “ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

lower part verb + noun

In this reading “On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.”

3,519 times in 426,211 chapters
most interesting adverb + adjective

In this reading “THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.”

5,794 times in 426,211 chapters
most useful adverb + adjective

In this reading “THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.”

1,590 times in 426,211 chapters
four pairs noun + noun counted as “four pair”

In this reading “On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.”

429 times in 426,211 chapters

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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ANNELIDSnounUS /ˈænəlɪdz/

plural of “annelid” — worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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bristlesnounUS /ˈbrɪsəlz/

plural of “bristle” — a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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classnounUS /klæs/

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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COMMONadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

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

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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containsverbUS /kənˈteɪnz/

third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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crawlsnounUS /krɔːlz/

plural of “crawl” — a very slow movement

From this reading The way in which it crawls is decidedly curious.

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creaturesnounUS /ˈkriːtʃərz/

plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading The way in which it crawls is decidedly curious.

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decidedlyadverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli/

without question and beyond doubt

From this reading The way in which it crawls is decidedly curious.

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EARTHWORMnounUS /ˈɜːrθwɜːrm/

terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/

of great significance or value

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The way in which it crawls is decidedly curious.

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interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The way in which it crawls is decidedly curious.

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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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mentionverbUS /ˈmenʃən/

make reference to

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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outwardadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtwərd/

relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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pairsnounUS /perz/

plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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projectingadjectiveUS /prəˈdʒektɪŋ/

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/

gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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skinnounUS /skɪn/

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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solenounUS /soʊl/

the underside of footwear or a golf club

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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stiffadjectiveUS /stɪf/

not moving or operating freely

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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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 ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading There are a great many of these, but we shall only be able to mention one or two.

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upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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usefuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːsfəl/

being of use or service

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The way in which it crawls is decidedly curious.

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wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading On the lower part of every one of the rings of which its body is made up, with the sole exception of the head, are four pairs of short, stiff, little bristles, projecting outward from the skin.

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wormnounUS /wɜːrm/

any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

From this reading THE COMMON EARTHWORM This worm is really a most interesting as well as a most useful animal.

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wormsnounUS /wɜːrmz/

plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

From this reading ANNELIDS AND COELENTERATES The important class of the annelids contains those creatures which we generally call worms.

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How do I study chapter 38 of The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V?

Work through the 162 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 162 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 38 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 38 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V

Common questions about reading The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V by Theodore Wood on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V?

Yes. All 7213 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42414 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #42414, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1443 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V section by section

How to work through The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 39 chapters of The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Gibbons
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
First
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Among
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mammals
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Animal World, A Book of Natural History — Volume V; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.