Chapter 17 of Current superstitions is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Current superstitions is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUN. DOMESTIC AND MECHANICAL OPERATIONS. 1141. To make good bread, stir it with the sun. To make good yeast, make it as near sunrise as possible.
Chapter 17 of Current superstitions is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “To make good bread, stir it with the sun.”
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading “DOMESTIC AND MECHANICAL OPERATIONS.”
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
From this reading “DOMESTIC AND MECHANICAL OPERATIONS.”
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading “DOMESTIC AND MECHANICAL OPERATIONS.”
move an implement through
From this reading “To make good bread, stir it with the sun.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “SUN.”
the first light of day
From this reading “To make good yeast, make it as near sunrise as possible.”
a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
From this reading “To make good yeast, make it as near sunrise as possible.”
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From this reading 1141.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOMESTIC AND MECHANICAL OPERATIONS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To make good yeast, make it as near sunrise as possible.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading To make good bread, stir it with the sun.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading DOMESTIC AND MECHANICAL OPERATIONS.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading To make good bread, stir it with the sun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To make good bread, stir it with the sun.
engage in
From this reading To make good bread, stir it with the sun.
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
From this reading DOMESTIC AND MECHANICAL OPERATIONS.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading To make good yeast, make it as near sunrise as possible.
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading DOMESTIC AND MECHANICAL OPERATIONS.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading To make good yeast, make it as near sunrise as possible.
move an implement through
From this reading To make good bread, stir it with the sun.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading SUN.
the first light of day
From this reading To make good yeast, make it as near sunrise as possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To make good bread, stir it with the sun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To make good bread, stir it with the sun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To make good bread, stir it with the sun.
a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
From this reading To make good yeast, make it as near sunrise as possible.
Chapter 17 of Current superstitions by Fanny D. (Fanny Dickerson) [Editor] Bergen holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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 17 holds 44 sentences of Current superstitions, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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