We tell stories about people and their work in clear English. This episode is about Mary Anning and the fossils she collected near Lyme Regis, England. Anning collected and sold…
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Welcome to Slow English FM’s Famous People. We tell stories about people and their work in clear English. This episode is about Mary Anning and the fossils she collected near Lyme Regis, England.
Anning collected and sold fossils. Her finds included ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs. These were extinct marine reptiles. The Natural History Museum holds fossils that it acquired from her.
Vocabulary in this episode
- collected
This episode is about Mary Anning and the fossils she collected near Lyme Regis, England.
Here, “collected” means gathered and kept fossils.
- collected
Anning collected and sold fossils.
Here, “collected” means gathered fossils, often to keep them.
- fossils
This episode is about Mary Anning and the fossils she collected near Lyme Regis, England.
Fossils are the remains or marks of ancient plants or animals preserved in rock.
- fossils
Anning collected and sold fossils.
Fossils are the remains or marks of ancient plants or animals preserved in rock.
- fossils
The Natural History Museum holds fossils that it acquired from her.
Fossils are the remains or marks of ancient plants or animals preserved in rock.
- finds
Her finds included ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs.
Here, “finds” means things she discovered, especially fossils.
- extinct
These were extinct marine reptiles.
“Extinct” means that a kind of animal no longer exists anywhere.
- marine reptiles
These were extinct marine reptiles.
These were reptiles that lived in the sea.
- holds
The Natural History Museum holds fossils that it acquired from her.
Here, “holds” means keeps as part of its collection.
- acquired
The Natural History Museum holds fossils that it acquired from her.
Here, “acquired” means obtained or got the fossils.