Chapter 4 of The Study of Plant Life is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Study of Plant Life is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS XXIII. Flowering Plants 125 XXIV. The Pine-Tree Family 127 XXV. Ferns and their Relatives 133 XXVI. Mosses and their Relatives 138 XXVII. Algæ and Fungi 141
Chapter 4 of The Study of Plant Life is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS XXIII.”
plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading “Ferns and their Relatives 133 XXVI.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS XXIII.”
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading “Flowering Plants 125 XXIV.”
the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
From this reading “Mosses and their Relatives 138 XXVII. Algæ and Fungi 141”
plural of “moss” — tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “Mosses and their Relatives 138 XXVII. Algæ and Fungi 141”
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS XXIII.”
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “Ferns and their Relatives 133 XXVI.”
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From this reading Flowering Plants 125 XXIV.
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From this reading The Pine-Tree Family 127 XXV.
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From this reading Ferns and their Relatives 133 XXVI.
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From this reading Mosses and their Relatives 138 XXVII. Algæ and Fungi 141
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From this reading Mosses and their Relatives 138 XXVII. Algæ and Fungi 141
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From this reading Mosses and their Relatives 138 XXVII. Algæ and Fungi 141
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ferns and their Relatives 133 XXVI.
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS XXIII.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Pine-Tree Family 127 XXV.
plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading Ferns and their Relatives 133 XXVI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS XXIII.
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading Flowering Plants 125 XXIV.
the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
From this reading Mosses and their Relatives 138 XXVII. Algæ and Fungi 141
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS XXIII.
plural of “moss” — tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading Mosses and their Relatives 138 XXVII. Algæ and Fungi 141
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS XXIII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Pine-Tree Family 127 XXV.
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS XXIII.
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading Ferns and their Relatives 133 XXVI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS XXIII.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ferns and their Relatives 133 XXVI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS XXIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
From this reading Flowering Plants 125 XXIV.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one
From this reading The Pine-Tree Family 127 XXV.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
From this reading Ferns and their Relatives 133 XXVI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading Mosses and their Relatives 138 XXVII. Algæ and Fungi 141
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