Chapter 12 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW THERMOMETER. The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said: "It's going to be warmer to-day." "I think not," said Frank. "When I went to the barn it seemed quite cool."
Chapter 12 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “"When I went to the barn it seemed quite cool."”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “"When I went to the barn it seemed quite cool."”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “"I think not," said Frank.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:”
measuring instrument for measuring temperature
From this reading “THE NEW THERMOMETER.”
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading “"It's going to be warmer to-day."”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading "When I went to the barn it seemed quite cool."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's going to be warmer to-day."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading "When I went to the barn it seemed quite cool."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "I think not," said Frank.
the act of departing
From this reading "It's going to be warmer to-day."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think not," said Frank.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When I went to the barn it seemed quite cool."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's going to be warmer to-day."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW THERMOMETER.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I think not," said Frank.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "When I went to the barn it seemed quite cool."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "When I went to the barn it seemed quite cool."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW THERMOMETER.
measuring instrument for measuring temperature
From this reading THE NEW THERMOMETER.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning as they left the breakfast table Donald said:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think not," said Frank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's going to be warmer to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's going to be warmer to-day."
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading "It's going to be warmer to-day."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "When I went to the barn it seemed quite cool."
at the time that
From this reading "When I went to the barn it seemed quite cool."
Chapter 12 of Uncle Robert's Geography by Francis W. (Francis Wayland) Parker holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
Chapter 12 holds 198 sentences of Uncle Robert's Geography, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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