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96
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A little mechanical device performs the trick. The same plan may be followed for installing the doll-house elevator in
car
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
descend
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
device
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From this reading A little mechanical device performs the trick. The same plan may be followed for installing the doll-house elevator in
doll-house
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elevator
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
ELEVATORS
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
Fig
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
floor
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followed
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From this reading A little mechanical device performs the trick. The same plan may be followed for installing the doll-house elevator in
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A little mechanical device performs the trick. The same plan may be followed for installing the doll-house elevator in
ground
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
HOME-MADE
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
installing
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From this reading A little mechanical device performs the trick. The same plan may be followed for installing the doll-house elevator in
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
little
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
magical
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From this reading A magical elevator?
making
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A little mechanical device performs the trick. The same plan may be followed for installing the doll-house elevator in
mechanical
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
one's
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
performs
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From this reading A little mechanical device performs the trick. The same plan may be followed for installing the doll-house elevator in
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps so.
plan
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From this reading A little mechanical device performs the trick. The same plan may be followed for installing the doll-house elevator in
point
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
Release
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
return
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading A little mechanical device performs the trick. The same plan may be followed for installing the doll-house elevator in
second
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
shown
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps so.
starting
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
then
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
time
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
top
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
touch
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From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
TOY
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
trick
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From this reading A little mechanical device performs the trick. The same plan may be followed for installing the doll-house elevator in
unique
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
well
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
worth
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From this reading HOME-MADE TOY ELEVATORS The elevator shown in Fig. 96 is a unique mechanical toy well worth one's making.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Release the little car at the top floor, and it will descend to the ground floor, and then return to the starting point, without you having to touch it a second time.
