Chapter 22 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RAINY DAY. It was raining, but no one was surprised. They had expected it. The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind. By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
Chapter 22 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.”
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading “The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “It was raining, but no one was surprised.”
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading “A RAINY DAY.”
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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 RAINY DAY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was raining, but no one was surprised.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A RAINY DAY.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading They had expected it.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had expected it.
a large number or amount
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was raining, but no one was surprised.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
not any; not one
From this reading It was raining, but no one was surprised.
the middle of the day
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was raining, but no one was surprised.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading It was raining, but no one was surprised.
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading A RAINY DAY.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading It was raining, but no one was surprised.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had expected it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was raining, but no one was surprised.
a Caucasian
From this reading By noon heavy white clouds that looked like heaps of down floated slowly overhead.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day before had been one of those warm, midsummer days, beginning with a clear sky and a strong south wind.
Chapter 22 of Uncle Robert's Geography by Francis W. (Francis Wayland) Parker holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 22 holds 136 sentences of Uncle Robert's Geography, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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