Chapter 6 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON HEALTHFUL FOOD. Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food. The most fruitful Cause of Disease. Gastric Juice; how proportioned. Hunger the Natural Guide as to Quantity of Food.
Chapter 6 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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productive or conducive to producing in abundance
From this reading “The most fruitful Cause of Disease.”
relating to or involving the stomach
From this reading “Gastric Juice; how proportioned.”
conducive to good health of body or mind
From this reading “ON HEALTHFUL FOOD.”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food.”
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
From this reading “Gastric Juice; how proportioned.”
past form of “proportion” — give pleasant proportions to
From this reading “Gastric Juice; how proportioned.”
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading “Hunger the Natural Guide as to Quantity of Food.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food.”
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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 Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hunger the Natural Guide as to Quantity of Food.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The most fruitful Cause of Disease.
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading The most fruitful Cause of Disease.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading ON HEALTHFUL FOOD.
productive or conducive to producing in abundance
From this reading The most fruitful Cause of Disease.
relating to or involving the stomach
From this reading Gastric Juice; how proportioned.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Hunger the Natural Guide as to Quantity of Food.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food.
conducive to good health of body or mind
From this reading ON HEALTHFUL FOOD.
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gastric Juice; how proportioned.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Hunger the Natural Guide as to Quantity of Food.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food.
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
From this reading Gastric Juice; how proportioned.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most fruitful Cause of Disease.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Hunger the Natural Guide as to Quantity of Food.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON HEALTHFUL FOOD.
past form of “proportion” — give pleasant proportions to
From this reading Gastric Juice; how proportioned.
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading Hunger the Natural Guide as to Quantity of Food.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The most fruitful Cause of Disease.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Responsibility of a Housekeeper in Regard to Health and Food.
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