Chapter 8 of Needlecraft is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Needlecraft is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now we are ready for the bridge. Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge. A carpenter will make them for a small amount. They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226). One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
Chapter 8 of Needlecraft is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).”
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading “A carpenter will make them for a small amount.”
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.”
a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
From this reading “One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.”
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading “One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.”
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).”
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading “Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge.”
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In this reading “One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.”
In this reading “They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).”
In this reading “They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).”
In this reading “A carpenter will make them for a small amount.”
In this reading “One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.”
apply thoroughly; think through
In this reading “One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.”
In this reading “One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.”
In this reading “They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).”
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From this reading They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A carpenter will make them for a small amount.
a quantity of money
From this reading A carpenter will make them for a small amount.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now we are ready for the bridge.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Now we are ready for the bridge.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge.
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading A carpenter will make them for a small amount.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now we are ready for the bridge.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
engage in
From this reading A carpenter will make them for a small amount.
absolutely essential
From this reading Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now we are ready for the bridge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Now we are ready for the bridge.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A carpenter will make them for a small amount.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now we are ready for the bridge.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A carpenter will make them for a small amount.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading One foot is placed in the centre of opposite sides of the frame and the third dowel run through the holes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now we are ready for the bridge.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading They should be seven inches high by three inches wide at the base (Figure 226).
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Two feet, as they are called, will be necessary to support the bridge.
Chapter 8 of Needlecraft by Effie Archer Archer holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 8 holds 413 sentences of Needlecraft, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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