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Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper
Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Catharine Esther Beecher • Curated US English Learning Edition
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LAWS OF HEALTH.
The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.
Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.
PART FIRST.
ADDRESS OF THE AUTHOR TO AMERICAN HOUSEKEEPERS.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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LAWS OF HEALTH.
/lɔːz ʌv helθ/
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The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.
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Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.
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PART FIRST.
/pɑːrt fɜːrst/
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ADDRESS OF THE AUTHOR TO AMERICAN HOUSEKEEPERS.
/ˈædres ʌv ðə ˈɔːθər tuː əˈmerəkən ˈhaʊskiːpərz/

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Digestive adjective US /daɪˈdʒestɪv/

relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion

From this reading “The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.”

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discouraged adjective US /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/

made less hopeful or enthusiastic

From this reading “The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.”

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enumerated verb US /ɪˈnuːməreɪtɪd/

past form of “enumerate” — specify individually

From this reading “Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.”

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Housekeepers noun US /ˈhaʊskiːpərz/

plural of “housekeeper” — a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading “Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.”

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index noun US /ˈɪndeks/

a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

From this reading “Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.”

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Lungs noun US /lʌŋz/

plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

From this reading “The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.”

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Organs noun US /ˈɔːrɡənz/

edible viscera of a butchered animal

From this reading “The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.”

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Trials noun US /ˈtraɪəlz/

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading “Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.”

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From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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ADDRESSverbUS /ˈædres/

speak to

From this reading ADDRESS OF THE AUTHOR TO AMERICAN HOUSEKEEPERS.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading ADDRESS OF THE AUTHOR TO AMERICAN HOUSEKEEPERS.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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BonesnounUS /boʊnz/

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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BrainnounUS /breɪn/

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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ChildrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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COMFORTnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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DigestiveadjectiveUS /daɪˈdʒestɪv/

relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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DISCOURAGEDadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/

made less hopeful or enthusiastic

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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enumeratedverbUS /ɪˈnuːməreɪtɪd/

past form of “enumerate” — specify individually

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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etc

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From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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EyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading PART FIRST.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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HairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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HEALTHnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading LAWS OF HEALTH.

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HEALTHKEEPER

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From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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HOUSEKEEPERnounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/

a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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HousekeepersnounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpərz/

plural of “housekeeper” — a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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How

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From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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INDEXnounUS /ˈɪndeks/

a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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LAWSnounUS /lɔːz/

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 LAWS OF HEALTH.

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LungsnounUS /lʌŋz/

plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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MusclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/

plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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NervesnounUS /nɜːrvz/

an uneasy psychological state

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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NOTEnounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LAWS OF HEALTH.

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OrgansnounUS /ˈɔːrɡənz/

edible viscera of a butchered animal

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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PARTnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading PART FIRST.

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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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SkinnounUS /skɪn/

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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SuccessnounUS /səkˈses/

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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taughtverbUS /tɔːt/

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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TeethnounUS /tiːθ/

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Laws of Health are Laws of God, and should be taught to all Children—Laws of Health for the Bones, Muscles, Lungs, Digestive Organs, Skin, Brain and Nerves, Teeth, Eyes, Hair, etc. 454 COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.

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TrialsnounUS /ˈtraɪəlz/

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Some of the great Trials of American Housekeepers enumerated—How to meet them with Comfort and Success 459 NOTE A 466 INDEX 473 THE HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER.

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Chapter 10 of Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper by Catharine Esther Beecher holds 29 sentences, grouped into 6 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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