Chapter 28 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PRESSURE OF THE AIR. [Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.] The air is every where. It is always ready to go where there is room made for it. If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
Chapter 28 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “THE PRESSURE OF THE AIR.”
an administrative unit of government
From this reading “If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.”
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading “If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.”
plural of “press” — the state of demanding notice or attention
From this reading “[Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.]”
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading “THE PRESSURE OF THE AIR.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “It is always ready to go where there is room made for it.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “[Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.]”
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In this reading “It is always ready to go where there is room made for it.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
In this reading “If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.”
In this reading “If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.”
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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 If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE PRESSURE OF THE AIR.
(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 If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It is always ready to go where there is room made for it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
an administrative unit of government
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The air is every where.
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.]
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It is always ready to go where there is room made for it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.]
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.]
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.]
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading [Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.]
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRESSURE OF THE AIR.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
plural of “press” — the state of demanding notice or attention
From this reading [Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.]
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading THE PRESSURE OF THE AIR.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading It is always ready to go where there is room made for it.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading [Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.]
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From this reading [Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.]
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRESSURE OF THE AIR.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It is always ready to go where there is room made for it.
a special situation
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is always ready to go where there is room made for it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we move a bureau or any thing out of a room, the air fills up all the place where it stood.
in or at the place that
From this reading The air is every where.
in or to any place at all
From this reading [Sidenote: Air presses in wherever room is made for it.]
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