Chapter 18 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream. Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods. Miniature falls gurgled over dead leaves. Graceful ferns fringed the creek's banks. Mosses covered the bowlders.
Chapter 18 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “creek” — a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “Graceful ferns fringed the creek's banks.”
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 “Graceful ferns fringed the creek's banks.”
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.”
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading “Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.”
past form of “hollow” — remove the inner part or the core of
From this reading “Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.”
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading “Miniature falls gurgled over dead leaves.”
plural of “moss” — tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “Mosses covered the bowlders.”
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.”
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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 THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Graceful ferns fringed the creek's banks.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mosses covered the bowlders.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Mosses covered the bowlders.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
possessive form of “creek” — a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Graceful ferns fringed the creek's banks.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Miniature falls gurgled over dead leaves.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading Miniature falls gurgled over dead leaves.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
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 Graceful ferns fringed the creek's banks.
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Graceful ferns fringed the creek's banks.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading Graceful ferns fringed the creek's banks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miniature falls gurgled over dead leaves.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.
past form of “hollow” — remove the inner part or the core of
From this reading Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Miniature falls gurgled over dead leaves.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading Miniature falls gurgled over dead leaves.
plural of “moss” — tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading Mosses covered the bowlders.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.
above and across; more than
From this reading Miniature falls gurgled over dead leaves.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
the season of growth
From this reading Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
very small
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here and there were little holes hollowed out by the spring floods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS The little family party strolled on through the beautiful woods, following the windings of the creek that was now a tiny stream.
Chapter 18 of Uncle Robert's Geography by Francis W. (Francis Wayland) Parker holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 18 holds 195 sentences of Uncle Robert's Geography, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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