Chapter 37 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE ABOUT ELECTRICITY. Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others. Those that it passes through easily are said to be good conductors of electricity. There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors. Such are glass and silk.
Chapter 37 of The Child's Book of Nature is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.”
plural of “conductor” — the person who leads a musical group
From this reading “Those that it passes through easily are said to be good conductors of electricity.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.”
a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
From this reading “MORE ABOUT ELECTRICITY.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “Such are glass and silk.”
go across or through
From this reading “There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “Such are glass and silk.”
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.
make a passage or journey from one place to another
In this reading “Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.”
In this reading “Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MORE ABOUT ELECTRICITY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such are glass and silk.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those that it passes through easily are said to be good conductors of electricity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those that it passes through easily are said to be good conductors of electricity.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
plural of “conductor” — the person who leads a musical group
From this reading Those that it passes through easily are said to be good conductors of electricity.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.
a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
From this reading MORE ABOUT ELECTRICITY.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Such are glass and silk.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Those that it passes through easily are said to be good conductors of electricity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE ABOUT ELECTRICITY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those that it passes through easily are said to be good conductors of electricity.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.
above and across; more than
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
go across or through
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Those that it passes through easily are said to be good conductors of electricity.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Such are glass and silk.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such are glass and silk.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Those that it passes through easily are said to be good conductors of electricity.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those that it passes through easily are said to be good conductors of electricity.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Electricity passes through some things more easily than it does through others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those that it passes through easily are said to be good conductors of electricity.
precisely as stated
From this reading There are some things that let so very little pass through or over them that they are called non-conductors.
Chapter 37 of The Child's Book of Nature by Worthington Hooker holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 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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