Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THOMAS M. ST. JOHN, Met. E. By THOMAS M. ST. JOHN, Met.
How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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THOMAS
M.
ST.
JOHN,
Met.
E.
By
THOMAS
M.
ST.
JOHN,
Met.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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THOMAS
M.
ST.
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JOHN,
Met.
/dʒɑːn met/
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E.
/iː/
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By
THOMAS
M.
ST.
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JOHN,
Met.
/dʒɑːn met/
Learner Dictionary
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN, Met.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “JOHN, Met.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “THOMAS M. ST.”
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading By THOMAS M. ST.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN, Met.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading THOMAS M. ST.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading JOHN, Met.
ST
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From this reading THOMAS M. ST.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading THOMAS M. ST.
Chapter 1 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical by Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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Chapter 1 holds 147 sentences of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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- Thomas
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