Chapter 8 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON CLOTHING. Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them. Causes of Infant Mortality. Of the Circulation in Infancy. Warm Dress for Infants; and why.
Chapter 8 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.”
plural of “calculation” — the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading “Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.”
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
From this reading “Of the Circulation in Infancy.”
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading “Of the Circulation in Infancy.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Causes of Infant Mortality.”
plural of “infant” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Warm Dress for Infants; and why.”
the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
From this reading “Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.”
the quality or state of being mortal
From this reading “Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.
plural of “calculation” — the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Causes of Infant Mortality.
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
From this reading Of the Circulation in Infancy.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading ON CLOTHING.
put on clothes
From this reading Warm Dress for Infants; and why.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Warm Dress for Infants; and why.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of the Circulation in Infancy.
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading Of the Circulation in Infancy.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Causes of Infant Mortality.
plural of “infant” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Warm Dress for Infants; and why.
the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
From this reading Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.
the quality or state of being mortal
From this reading Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON CLOTHING.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the Circulation in Infancy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Calculations made from Bills of Mortality; and Inference from them.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Warm Dress for Infants; and why.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Warm Dress for Infants; and why.
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