Chapter 11 of Among My Books. First Series is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Among My Books. First Series is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Same_. Translated by E. P. Evans, Ph. D., Professor, &c. in the University of Michigan. Boston: W. V. Spencer. 1866.
Chapter 11 of Among My Books. First Series is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Boston: W. V. Spencer.”
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading “Translated by E. P. Evans, Ph.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “D., Professor, &c. in the University of Michigan.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “D., Professor, &c. in the University of Michigan.”
Identical; not different.
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading “Boston: W. V. Spencer.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translated by E. P. Evans, Ph.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “D., Professor, &c. in the University of Michigan.”
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From this reading 1866.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston: W. V. Spencer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by E. P. Evans, Ph.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading D., Professor, &c. in the University of Michigan.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading D., Professor, &c. in the University of Michigan.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Translated by E. P. Evans, Ph.
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading Translated by E. P. Evans, Ph.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading D., Professor, &c. in the University of Michigan.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading D., Professor, &c. in the University of Michigan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading D., Professor, &c. in the University of Michigan.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Translated by E. P. Evans, Ph.
(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter
From this reading Translated by E. P. Evans, Ph.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading D., Professor, &c. in the University of Michigan.
Identical; not different.
From this reading _The Same_.
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading Boston: W. V. Spencer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Same_.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated by E. P. Evans, Ph.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading D., Professor, &c. in the University of Michigan.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Boston: W. V. Spencer.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Boston: W. V. Spencer.
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