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40
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From this reading Fig. 40.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
adjustments
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From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
becomes
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From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
bleached
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From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
blue
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
case
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
casts
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
climates
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From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
cold
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From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
compartment
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
consists
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
cylinder
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
cylindrical
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
different
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From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
dipped
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From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
dividing
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
duration
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
ends
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
entirely
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From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
exception
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From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
Fig
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From this reading Fig. 40.
form
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
found
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From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
Gilbert
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
half
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
holes
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
inside
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
line
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From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
made
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From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
metal
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
movement
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
necessary
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From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
paper
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
path
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From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
piece
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
print
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
rays
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
Recorder
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
records
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
seasons
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From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
shows
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From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
side
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
slightly
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From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
small
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
sun
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From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
Sunshine
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
temperate
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From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
turned
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
up
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From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
water
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From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the blue print paper is dipped in water, it becomes entirely bleached, with the exception of the path made by the sun, which shows up in a blue line.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On each side of the case are small holes through which the sun casts its rays and records its movement and duration on a small piece of blue print paper inside the cylinder, one piece of paper being in each compartment.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Gilbert Sunshine Recorder consists of a metal case, cylindrical in form, with a piece of metal turned up on the ends, dividing the cylinder in half.
year
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From this reading In temperate and cold climates, slightly different adjustments will be found necessary at different seasons of the year.
