Chapter 8 of Where We Live A Home Geography is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Where We Live A Home Geography is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape. There are people living in nearly all of those houses. Just think of the many, many people who live here. How many are there? How many schools have we in the town?
Chapter 8 of Where We Live A Home Geography is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.”
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “There are people living in nearly all of those houses.”
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading “THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Just think of the many, many people who live here.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “There are people living in nearly all of those houses.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “There are people living in nearly all of those houses.”
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading “How many schools have we in the town?”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “How many schools have we in the town?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There are people living in nearly all of those houses.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are people living in nearly all of those houses.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many schools have we in the town?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Just think of the many, many people who live here.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There are people living in nearly all of those houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many are there?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are people living in nearly all of those houses.
and nothing more
From this reading Just think of the many, many people who live here.
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Just think of the many, many people who live here.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading There are people living in nearly all of those houses.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There are people living in nearly all of those houses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading How many schools have we in the town?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are people living in nearly all of those houses.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are people living in nearly all of those houses.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading How many schools have we in the town?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How many schools have we in the town?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
which person or people
From this reading Just think of the many, many people who live here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE PEOPLE Think of the many buildings which you see as you look over the landscape.
Chapter 8 of Where We Live A Home Geography by Emilie Van Beil Jacobs holds 60 sentences, grouped into 12 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.
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