Chapter 9 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YOKES AND ARMATURES. _94. Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet. The reasons for using them should be understood. Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
Chapter 9 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the person who leads a musical group
From this reading “Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.”
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading “Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.”
game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
From this reading “Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.”
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 “Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.”
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading “Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “The reasons for using them should be understood.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “The reasons for using them should be understood.”
plural of “yoke” — fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading “YOKES AND ARMATURES.”
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From this reading _94.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YOKES AND ARMATURES.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
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From this reading YOKES AND ARMATURES.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The reasons for using them should be understood.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The reasons for using them should be understood.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
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 Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The reasons for using them should be understood.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The reasons for using them should be understood.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reasons for using them should be understood.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The reasons for using them should be understood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Soft iron should be used for yokes and armatures, as this is the best conductor of lines of magnetic force.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading The reasons for using them should be understood.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Yokes_ are used to fasten two straight electro-magnets together to form a horseshoe electro-magnet.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading The reasons for using them should be understood.
plural of “yoke” — fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading YOKES AND ARMATURES.
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