Chapter 4 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY. Impediment to making Domestic Economy a Study at School. First Reason why it should be so made. State of Domestic Service precarious. Second Reason.
Chapter 4 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.”
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading “ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.”
the system of production and distribution and consumption
From this reading “ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.”
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading “Impediment to making Domestic Economy a Study at School.”
affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “State of Domestic Service precarious.”
an educational institution
From this reading “Impediment to making Domestic Economy a Study at School.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “State of Domestic Service precarious.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.”
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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 ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Impediment to making Domestic Economy a Study at School.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading First Reason why it should be so made.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.
the system of production and distribution and consumption
From this reading ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First Reason why it should be so made.
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading Impediment to making Domestic Economy a Study at School.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading First Reason why it should be so made.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading First Reason why it should be so made.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Impediment to making Domestic Economy a Study at School.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.
affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading State of Domestic Service precarious.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading First Reason why it should be so made.
an educational institution
From this reading Impediment to making Domestic Economy a Study at School.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Second Reason.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading State of Domestic Service precarious.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading First Reason why it should be so made.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading First Reason why it should be so made.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading State of Domestic Service precarious.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY AS A BRANCH OF STUDY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Impediment to making Domestic Economy a Study at School.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading First Reason why it should be so made.
Chapter 4 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy by Catharine Esther Beecher holds 11 sentences, grouped into 3 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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