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Chapter 8 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAGNETIC NEEDLES AND COMPASSES. _81. Magnetic Needles and Compasses_ consist chiefly of a short bar-magnet. When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass. When we speak of the "needle," we really mean the compass-needle.
Chapter 8 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading “When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.”
for the most part
From this reading “Magnetic Needles and Compasses_ consist chiefly of a short bar-magnet.”
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading “When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.”
originate
From this reading “Magnetic Needles and Compasses_ consist chiefly of a short bar-magnet.”
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.”
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading “MAGNETIC NEEDLES AND COMPASSES.”
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “When we speak of the "needle," we really mean the compass-needle.”
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “MAGNETIC NEEDLES AND COMPASSES.”
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From this reading _81.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Magnetic Needles and Compasses_ consist chiefly of a short bar-magnet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAGNETIC NEEDLES AND COMPASSES.
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Magnetic Needles and Compasses_ consist chiefly of a short bar-magnet.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
for the most part
From this reading Magnetic Needles and Compasses_ consist chiefly of a short bar-magnet.
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we speak of the "needle," we really mean the compass-needle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAGNETIC NEEDLES AND COMPASSES.
originate
From this reading Magnetic Needles and Compasses_ consist chiefly of a short bar-magnet.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
usually; as a rule
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading MAGNETIC NEEDLES AND COMPASSES.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading When we speak of the "needle," we really mean the compass-needle.
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading When we speak of the "needle," we really mean the compass-needle.
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading MAGNETIC NEEDLES AND COMPASSES.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Magnetic Needles and Compasses_ consist chiefly of a short bar-magnet.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading When we speak of the "needle," we really mean the compass-needle.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Magnetic Needles and Compasses_ consist chiefly of a short bar-magnet.
express in speech
From this reading When we speak of the "needle," we really mean the compass-needle.
express in words
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we speak of the "needle," we really mean the compass-needle.
at the time that
From this reading When used to tell the directions, north, east, etc., the apparatus is generally called a compass.
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