Chapter 15 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THE BLOOD IS MADE. I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made. [Sidenote: Blood made from food.] The blood in your body is made from the food that you eat. It is made very much in the same way that the sap in the plant is made.
Chapter 15 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “HOW THE BLOOD IS MADE.”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “The blood in your body is made from the food that you eat.”
take in solid food
From this reading “The blood in your body is made from the food that you eat.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “[Sidenote: Blood made from food.]”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “It is made very much in the same way that the sap in the plant is made.”
deplete
From this reading “It is made very much in the same way that the sap in the plant is made.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.”
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.
In this reading “It is made very much in the same way that the sap in the plant is made.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading HOW THE BLOOD IS MADE.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The blood in your body is made from the food that you eat.
take in solid food
From this reading The blood in your body is made from the food that you eat.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading [Sidenote: Blood made from food.]
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE BLOOD IS MADE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blood in your body is made from the food that you eat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THE BLOOD IS MADE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is made very much in the same way that the sap in the plant is made.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading HOW THE BLOOD IS MADE.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It is made very much in the same way that the sap in the plant is made.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading It is made very much in the same way that the sap in the plant is made.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It is made very much in the same way that the sap in the plant is made.
deplete
From this reading It is made very much in the same way that the sap in the plant is made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: Blood made from food.]
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The blood in your body is made from the food that you eat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE BLOOD IS MADE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is made very much in the same way that the sap in the plant is made.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It is made very much in the same way that the sap in the plant is made.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have told you what is made from the blood, and now you will want to know how the blood itself is made.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The blood in your body is made from the food that you eat.
Chapter 15 of The Child's Book of Nature by Worthington Hooker holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 15 holds 179 sentences of The Child's Book of Nature, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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