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ELECTRO-MAGNETS. _107. Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus. There are several ways of making them at home. To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
Chapter 10 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.”
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading “Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.”
the act of constructing something
From this reading “Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.”
relating to or concerned with electricity
From this reading “Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.”
a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
From this reading “To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.”
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From this reading _107.
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From this reading To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are several ways of making them at home.
the act of constructing something
From this reading Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.
relating to or concerned with electricity
From this reading Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELECTRO-MAGNETS.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There are several ways of making them at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
engage in
From this reading To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading There are several ways of making them at home.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.
absolutely essential
From this reading Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.
with speed
From this reading To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading There are several ways of making them at home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Electro-Magnets_ are absolutely necessary in the construction of most pieces of electrical apparatus.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are several ways of making them at home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are several ways of making them at home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading There are several ways of making them at home.
a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
From this reading To quickly make a good-looking one, a winder (App. 93) is required.
Chapter 10 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical by Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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