Chapter 11 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEFINITIONS.--1. Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature. 3. E-vap-o-ra'tion, the act of turning into vapor. 4.
Chapter 11 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “E-vap-o-ra'tion, the act of turning into vapor.”
plural of “definition” — a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
From this reading “DEFINITIONS.--1.”
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading “Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.”
plural of “teach” — an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
From this reading “Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “E-vap-o-ra'tion, the act of turning into vapor.”
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading “E-vap-o-ra'tion, the act of turning into vapor.”
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From this reading DEFINITIONS.--1.
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From this reading 3.
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From this reading 4.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading E-vap-o-ra'tion, the act of turning into vapor.
plural of “definition” — a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
From this reading DEFINITIONS.--1.
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From this reading E-vap-o-ra'tion, the act of turning into vapor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading E-vap-o-ra'tion, the act of turning into vapor.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
plural of “teach” — an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading E-vap-o-ra'tion, the act of turning into vapor.
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading E-vap-o-ra'tion, the act of turning into vapor.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nat'u-ral Phi-los'o-phy, the study which teaches about the laws of matter in nature.
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