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Chapter 16 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON ECONOMY OF TIME AND EXPENSES. _Economy of Time._ Value of Time. Right Apportionment of Time. Laws appointed by God for the Jews. Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.
Chapter 16 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
From this reading “Right Apportionment of Time.”
intending or showing kindness
From this reading “Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.”
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading “Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.”
the system of production and distribution and consumption
From this reading “ON ECONOMY OF TIME AND EXPENSES.”
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “ON ECONOMY OF TIME AND EXPENSES.”
plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “Laws appointed by God for the Jews.”
plural of “proportion” — the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading “Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.”
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON ECONOMY OF TIME AND EXPENSES.
subject to appointment
From this reading Laws appointed by God for the Jews.
the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
From this reading Right Apportionment of Time.
intending or showing kindness
From this reading Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Laws appointed by God for the Jews.
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.
the system of production and distribution and consumption
From this reading ON ECONOMY OF TIME AND EXPENSES.
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading ON ECONOMY OF TIME AND EXPENSES.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Laws appointed by God for the Jews.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Laws appointed by God for the Jews.
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.
plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading Laws appointed by God for the Jews.
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 Laws appointed by God for the Jews.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON ECONOMY OF TIME AND EXPENSES.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON ECONOMY OF TIME AND EXPENSES.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.
plural of “proportion” — the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right Apportionment of Time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Laws appointed by God for the Jews.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ON ECONOMY OF TIME AND EXPENSES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading _Economy of Time._ Value of Time.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Proportions of Property and Time the Jews were required to devote to Intellectual, Benevolent, and Religious Purposes.
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