Chapter 11 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT IS MADE FROM SAP. Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap. The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it. Even the root that sucks up the sap from the ground is made from the sap itself. [Sidenote: The great difference in things made from sap.]
Chapter 11 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “[Sidenote: The great difference in things made from sap.]”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it.”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.”
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading “Even the root that sucks up the sap from the ground is made from the sap itself.”
deplete
From this reading “WHAT IS MADE FROM SAP.”
plural of “suck” — the act of sucking
From this reading “Even the root that sucks up the sap from the ground is made from the sap itself.”
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In this reading “[Sidenote: The great difference in things made from sap.]”
take in, also metaphorically
In this reading “Even the root that sucks up the sap from the ground is made from the sap itself.”
In this reading “Even the root that sucks up the sap from the ground is made from the sap itself.”
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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 Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it.
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading [Sidenote: The great difference in things made from sap.]
divisible by two
From this reading Even the root that sucks up the sap from the ground is made from the sap itself.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHAT IS MADE FROM SAP.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: The great difference in things made from sap.]
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Even the root that sucks up the sap from the ground is made from the sap itself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT IS MADE FROM SAP.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even the root that sucks up the sap from the ground is made from the sap itself.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading WHAT IS MADE FROM SAP.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading Even the root that sucks up the sap from the ground is made from the sap itself.
deplete
From this reading WHAT IS MADE FROM SAP.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: The great difference in things made from sap.]
plural of “suck” — the act of sucking
From this reading Even the root that sucks up the sap from the ground is made from the sap itself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.
a special situation
From this reading Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading [Sidenote: The great difference in things made from sap.]
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Even the root that sucks up the sap from the ground is made from the sap itself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT IS MADE FROM SAP.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The bark, the wood, the leaves, the flowers, the fruit, are all made from it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Every thing that you see in a tree or a plant is made from the sap.
Chapter 11 of The Child's Book of Nature by Worthington Hooker holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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