Chapter 23 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WALK AFTER THE RAIN. The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain. The trees took on a fresher green. The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it. The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
Chapter 23 of Uncle Robert's Geography is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.”
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “The trees took on a fresher green.”
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading “The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.”
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading “The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.”
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.”
fringed or adorned with tassels
From this reading “The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.”
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading “The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.”
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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 trees took on a fresher green.
later than; following
From this reading THE WALK AFTER THE RAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.
intentionally conceived
From this reading The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading The trees took on a fresher green.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The trees took on a fresher green.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The trees took on a fresher green.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE WALK AFTER THE RAIN.
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
fringed or adorned with tassels
From this reading The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WALK AFTER THE RAIN.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The trees took on a fresher green.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The birds, too, rejoiced as they flew from tree to tree, singing their sweetest songs.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The trees took on a fresher green.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The corn held up its tasseled heads as if conscious of the strength the clouds had given it.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading THE WALK AFTER THE RAIN.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading The sky was clear and bright as if it had been washed by the rain.
Chapter 23 of Uncle Robert's Geography by Francis W. (Francis Wayland) Parker holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 23 holds 189 sentences of Uncle Robert's Geography, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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