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Chapter 11 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON DOMESTIC EXERCISE. Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution. Want of Exercise. Neglect of the Laws of Health. Want of Pure Air.
Chapter 11 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.”
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading “Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.”
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading “Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.”
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading “Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.”
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading “ON DOMESTIC EXERCISE.”
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “ON DOMESTIC EXERCISE.”
leave undone or leave out
From this reading “Neglect of the Laws of Health.”
bring forth or yield
From this reading “Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Want of Pure Air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading ON DOMESTIC EXERCISE.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading ON DOMESTIC EXERCISE.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Neglect of the Laws of Health.
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 Neglect of the Laws of Health.
leave undone or leave out
From this reading Neglect of the Laws of Health.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON DOMESTIC EXERCISE.
bring forth or yield
From this reading Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Want of Pure Air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Want of Exercise.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Causes which produce Delicacy and Decay of the Female Constitution.
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