Chapter 32 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON SEWING, CUTTING, AND MENDING. Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching. Directions for doing various Kinds of Work. Work-Baskets, and their Contents. On Cutting and Fitting Garments.
Chapter 32 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “ON SEWING, CUTTING, AND MENDING.”
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “Directions for doing various Kinds of Work.”
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading “On Cutting and Fitting Garments.”
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading “On Cutting and Fitting Garments.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.”
garments that must be repaired
From this reading “ON SEWING, CUTTING, AND MENDING.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “ON SEWING, CUTTING, AND MENDING.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON SEWING, CUTTING, AND MENDING.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Work-Baskets, and their Contents.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading ON SEWING, CUTTING, AND MENDING.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Directions for doing various Kinds of Work.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Directions for doing various Kinds of Work.
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading On Cutting and Fitting Garments.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Directions for doing various Kinds of Work.
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading On Cutting and Fitting Garments.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.
garments that must be repaired
From this reading ON SEWING, CUTTING, AND MENDING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON SEWING, CUTTING, AND MENDING.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading ON SEWING, CUTTING, AND MENDING.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Work-Baskets, and their Contents.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Directions for doing various Kinds of Work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Work-Baskets, and their Contents.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Importance of Young Girls being taught various Kinds of Stitching.
Chapter 32 of A Treatise on Domestic Economy by Catharine Esther Beecher holds 13 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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