Chapter 2 of Electricity for the 4-H Scientist is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Electricity for the 4-H Scientist is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails. Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated. Center both pairs on each side of the shaft. Place them about 1" from the head of the shaft nail. Wrap them together with two layers of tape from tip to tip.
Chapter 2 of Electricity for the 4-H Scientist is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “alternate” — go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
From this reading “Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.”
a small group of indispensable persons or things
From this reading “The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.”
plural of “layer” — single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading “Wrap them together with two layers of tape from tip to tip.”
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading “Place them about 1" from the head of the shaft nail.”
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading “The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.”
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.”
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
From this reading “Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.”
arrange or fold as a cover or protection
From this reading “Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.”
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From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
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From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Place them about 1" from the head of the shaft nail.
past form of “alternate” — go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
From this reading Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Center both pairs on each side of the shaft.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Center both pairs on each side of the shaft.
a small group of indispensable persons or things
From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Place them about 1" from the head of the shaft nail.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Place them about 1" from the head of the shaft nail.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
plural of “layer” — single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading Wrap them together with two layers of tape from tip to tip.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading Place them about 1" from the head of the shaft nail.
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Center both pairs on each side of the shaft.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Place them about 1" from the head of the shaft nail.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading Center both pairs on each side of the shaft.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Center both pairs on each side of the shaft.
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
From this reading Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Place them about 1" from the head of the shaft nail.
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading Wrap them together with two layers of tape from tip to tip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wrap them together with two layers of tape from tip to tip.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Wrap them together with two layers of tape from tip to tip.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The iron core will be made of two pairs of 2-1/2" nails.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.
arrange or fold as a cover or protection
From this reading Wrap tape around each pair with heads and points alternated.
Chapter 2 of Electricity for the 4-H Scientist by Eric B. Wilson holds 483 sentences, grouped into 97 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 2 holds 483 sentences of Electricity for the 4-H Scientist, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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