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Uncle Robert's Geography

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.
Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.
Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.
Arithmetic has a very important place in farm life.
It may be used in many ways in forming habits of accuracy and exactness.
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Uncle Robert's Geography

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/1 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.
/ɔːl ˈtʃɪldrən lʌv tuː drɔː ənd ðeɪ wɪl drɔː wɪð ɡreɪt ˈkɑːnfədəns ənd ˈboʊldnəs ənˈles ðer ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈfækəlti aʊˈtrʌnz ðer skɪl/
Line 2
Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.
/ˈmɑːdəlɪŋ ənd ˈpeɪntɪŋ meɪ biː ˈveri ˈprɑːfətəbli ˌɪntrəˈduːst æt æn ˈɜːrli eɪdʒ/
Line 3
Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.
/fræŋks ˈefərts ɪn ˈdrɔːɪŋ ˈstreŋθənd hɪz ˈɪmədʒəz ʌv ðə ˈlændskeɪp/
Line 4
Arithmetic has a very important place in farm life.
/ˌerɪθˈmetɪk hæz ə ˈveri ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt pleɪs ɪn fɑːrm laɪf/
Line 5
It may be used in many ways in forming habits of accuracy and exactness.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

accuracy noun US /ˈækjərəsi/

the quality of being near to the true value

From this reading “It may be used in many ways in forming habits of accuracy and exactness.”

Arithmetic noun US /ˌerɪθˈmetɪk/

the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

From this reading “Arithmetic has a very important place in farm life.”

boldness noun US /ˈboʊldnəs/

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

From this reading “All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.”

Frank's noun US /fræŋks/

possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century

From this reading “Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.”

Modeling noun US /ˈmɑːdəlɪŋ/

sculpture produced by molding

From this reading “Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.”

outruns verb US /aʊˈtrʌnz/

third-person singular of “outrun” — run faster than

From this reading “All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.”

profitably adverb US /ˈprɑːfətəbli/

in a productive way

From this reading “Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.”

strengthened adjective US /ˈstreŋθənd/

given added strength or support

From this reading “Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Arithmetic has a very important place in farm life.

accuracynounUS /ˈækjərəsi/

the quality of being near to the true value

From this reading It may be used in many ways in forming habits of accuracy and exactness.

agenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

ArithmeticnounUS /ˌerɪθˈmetɪk/

the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

From this reading Arithmetic has a very important place in farm life.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.

boldnessnounUS /ˈboʊldnəs/

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

criticaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

drawverbUS /drɔː/

cause to move by pulling

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.

effortsnounUS /ˈefərts/

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.

exactnessnoun

the quality of being exact

From this reading It may be used in many ways in forming habits of accuracy and exactness.

facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/

one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

farmverbUS /fɑːrm/

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Arithmetic has a very important place in farm life.

formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/

-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)

From this reading It may be used in many ways in forming habits of accuracy and exactness.

Frank'snounUS /fræŋks/

possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century

From this reading Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

habitsnounUS /ˈhæbəts/

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading It may be used in many ways in forming habits of accuracy and exactness.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Arithmetic has a very important place in farm life.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.

imagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/

plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

From this reading Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.

importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/

of great significance or value

From this reading Arithmetic has a very important place in farm life.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.

introducedverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːst/

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It may be used in many ways in forming habits of accuracy and exactness.

landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Arithmetic has a very important place in farm life.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading It may be used in many ways in forming habits of accuracy and exactness.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.

ModelingnounUS /ˈmɑːdəlɪŋ/

sculpture produced by molding

From this reading Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.

outrunsverbUS /aʊˈtrʌnz/

third-person singular of “outrun” — run faster than

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

From this reading Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Arithmetic has a very important place in farm life.

profitablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːfətəbli/

in a productive way

From this reading Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.

skillnounUS /skɪl/

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

strengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈstreŋθənd/

given added strength or support

From this reading Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Frank's efforts in drawing strengthened his images of the landscape.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading It may be used in many ways in forming habits of accuracy and exactness.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Modeling and painting may be very profitably introduced at an early age.

waysnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading It may be used in many ways in forming habits of accuracy and exactness.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading All children love to draw, and they will draw with great confidence and boldness unless their critical faculty outruns their skill.

Chapter 2 of Uncle Robert's Geography by Francis W. (Francis Wayland) Parker holds 5 sentences, grouped into 1 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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Warmly
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