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Chapter 4 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION. APPARATUS 21. _34. For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.) 35.
Chapter 4 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hardening something by heat treatment
From this reading “For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)”
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading “MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.”
the act of constructing something
From this reading “MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.”
relating to or concerned with electricity
From this reading “For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)”
abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
From this reading “For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)”
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.”
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading “For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)”
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From this reading APPARATUS 21.
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From this reading _34.
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From this reading 35.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.
hardening something by heat treatment
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
the act of constructing something
From this reading MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.
relating to or concerned with electricity
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
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 For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
the local environment
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
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From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
during the time that
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading For Annealing and Hardening Steel._ (See text-book for reasons why some parts of electrical apparatus should be made of hard steel, while other parts should be made of soft iron.)
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