Chapter 22 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TOOLS OF ANIMALS. [Sidenote: Man alone makes tools.] Man is the only animal that makes tools to use. God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them. But he has given no such mind to other animals, and therefore he has not given them hands.
Chapter 22 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Man is the only animal that makes tools to use.”
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “THE TOOLS OF ANIMALS.”
make or work out a plan for; devise
From this reading “God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “[Sidenote: Man alone makes tools.]”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “But he has given no such mind to other animals, and therefore he has not given them hands.”
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading “THE TOOLS OF ANIMALS.”
the act of using
From this reading “Man is the only animal that makes tools to use.”
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 “But he has given no such mind to other animals, and therefore he has not given them hands.”
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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 God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
Having no one else present.
From this reading [Sidenote: Man alone makes tools.]
in addition
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Man is the only animal that makes tools to use.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading THE TOOLS OF ANIMALS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he has given no such mind to other animals, and therefore he has not given them hands.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
make or work out a plan for; devise
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Man is the only animal that makes tools to use.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading [Sidenote: Man alone makes tools.]
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading [Sidenote: Man alone makes tools.]
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
not any; not one
From this reading But he has given no such mind to other animals, and therefore he has not given them hands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he has given no such mind to other animals, and therefore he has not given them hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TOOLS OF ANIMALS.
and nothing more
From this reading Man is the only animal that makes tools to use.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But he has given no such mind to other animals, and therefore he has not given them hands.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Man alone makes tools.]
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But he has given no such mind to other animals, and therefore he has not given them hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Man is the only animal that makes tools to use.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOOLS OF ANIMALS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading But he has given no such mind to other animals, and therefore he has not given them hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Man is the only animal that makes tools to use.
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading THE TOOLS OF ANIMALS.
the act of using
From this reading Man is the only animal that makes tools to use.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading God has given him a mind that can contrive tools, and he has also given him hands by which he can use them.
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