Chapter 17 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WALK IN THE WOODS. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon. The sun had marked its shortest shadows. They were now pointing toward the northeast. The family had returned from the little village church.
Chapter 17 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “The sun had marked its shortest shadows.”
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
From this reading “They were now pointing toward the northeast.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “They were now pointing toward the northeast.”
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading “The sun had marked its shortest shadows.”
superlative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “The sun had marked its shortest shadows.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “The family had returned from the little village church.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “A WALK IN THE WOODS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A WALK IN THE WOODS.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The family had returned from the little village church.
a social unit living together
From this reading The family had returned from the little village church.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The family had returned from the little village church.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had marked its shortest shadows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WALK IN THE WOODS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun had marked its shortest shadows.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The family had returned from the little village church.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The sun had marked its shortest shadows.
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
From this reading They were now pointing toward the northeast.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They were now pointing toward the northeast.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading They were now pointing toward the northeast.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The family had returned from the little village church.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The sun had marked its shortest shadows.
superlative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The sun had marked its shortest shadows.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun had marked its shortest shadows.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WALK IN THE WOODS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were now pointing toward the northeast.
in the direction of
From this reading They were now pointing toward the northeast.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The family had returned from the little village church.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A WALK IN THE WOODS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were now pointing toward the northeast.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A WALK IN THE WOODS.
Chapter 17 of Uncle Robert's Geography by Francis W. (Francis Wayland) Parker holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 17 holds 166 sentences of Uncle Robert's Geography, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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