Chapter 18 of Where We Live A Home Geography is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Where We Live A Home Geography is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA North America contains several different countries. Each is under a separate government. These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America. Each country has its own ruler and its own laws. Each has a special flag and its own kind of money and postage stamps.
Chapter 18 of Where We Live A Home Geography is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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serving as an essential component
From this reading “These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.”
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA North America contains several different countries.”
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA North America contains several different countries.”
a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
From this reading “These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.”
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading “These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.”
the charge for mailing something
From this reading “Each has a special flag and its own kind of money and postage stamps.”
a person who rules or commands
From this reading “Each country has its own ruler and its own laws.”
plural of “stamp” — the distinctive form in which a thing is made
From this reading “Each has a special flag and its own kind of money and postage stamps.”
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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 Each is under a separate government.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA North America contains several different countries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.
serving as an essential component
From this reading These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA North America contains several different countries.
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA North America contains several different countries.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Each country has its own ruler and its own laws.
a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
From this reading These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA North America contains several different countries.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each is under a separate government.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading Each has a special flag and its own kind of money and postage stamps.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Each is under a separate government.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each country has its own ruler and its own laws.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each is under a separate government.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Each country has its own ruler and its own laws.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Each has a special flag and its own kind of money and postage stamps.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Each country has its own ruler and its own laws.
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Each has a special flag and its own kind of money and postage stamps.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA North America contains several different countries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA North America contains several different countries.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Each country has its own ruler and its own laws.
the charge for mailing something
From this reading Each has a special flag and its own kind of money and postage stamps.
a person who rules or commands
From this reading Each country has its own ruler and its own laws.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading Each is under a separate government.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA North America contains several different countries.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Each has a special flag and its own kind of money and postage stamps.
plural of “stamp” — the distinctive form in which a thing is made
From this reading Each has a special flag and its own kind of money and postage stamps.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Each is under a separate government.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading These countries are United States, British America, Danish America, Mexico and Central America.
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