Chapter 13 of Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1. They went on into another room. Here there were boys again! And what were the boys doing? They were threading the wires together.
Chapter 13 of Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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straighten with a comb
From this reading “thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.”
(meaning literally “born”) used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
From this reading “thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.”
-ing form of “thread” — to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading “They were threading the wires together.”
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading “thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.”
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “They were threading the wires together.”
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From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
anew
From this reading Here there were boys again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what were the boys doing?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They went on into another room.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Here there were boys again!
terminate
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
straighten with a comb
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading And what were the boys doing?
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From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
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From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
half the width of an em
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here there were boys again!
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From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They went on into another room.
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From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
(meaning literally “born”) used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They went on into another room.
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From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They went on into another room.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
successive (without a break)
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And what were the boys doing?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here there were boys again!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went on into another room.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
-ing form of “thread” — to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading They were threading the wires together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They were threading the wires together.
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading thread'-ing to-geth'-er tooth'-comb smooth rough edg'-es nee'-dle thought ov'-en sec'-ond steam'-ing e-nough' break'-ing bench ham'-mer straight 1.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went on into another room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here there were boys again!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what were the boys doing?
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading They were threading the wires together.
Chapter 13 of Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I by Various holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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.
Chapter 13 holds 39 sentences of Chambers's Elementary Science Readers Book I, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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