Chapter 22 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOOLS AND MATERIALS. _281. Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave. The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box. The tool chest may be made of any clean box about the size of a soap box.
Chapter 22 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading “Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “The tool chest may be made of any clean box about the size of a soap box.”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.”
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “TOOLS AND MATERIALS.”
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading “The tool chest may be made of any clean box about the size of a soap box.”
an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading “The tool chest may be made of any clean box about the size of a soap box.”
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading “TOOLS AND MATERIALS.”
small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
From this reading “Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.”
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From this reading _281.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The tool chest may be made of any clean box about the size of a soap box.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOOLS AND MATERIALS.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The tool chest may be made of any clean box about the size of a soap box.
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading The tool chest may be made of any clean box about the size of a soap box.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading The tool chest may be made of any clean box about the size of a soap box.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
go away from a place
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
fasten with a lock
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading TOOLS AND MATERIALS.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading The tool chest may be made of any clean box about the size of a soap box.
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading The tool chest may be made of any clean box about the size of a soap box.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading The tool chest may be made of any clean box about the size of a soap box.
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading TOOLS AND MATERIALS.
at the time that
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The work-bench may be made of an old kitchen table, or of a strong, large box.
small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your Workshop._ If possible, keep all your work, tools and apparatus in one room, and lock the door when you leave.
Chapter 22 of How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical by Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John holds 492 sentences, grouped into 99 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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