Chapter II

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

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

how long something has existed

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

(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 WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

Having no one else present.

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

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

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

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

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

the two together, not just one

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

plural of “brain” — 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 If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

a period of 100 years

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

carefully weighed

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

a particular society at a particular time and place

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

skillful performance or ability without difficulty

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

the pleasure felt when having a good time

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

a young female

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

for more time

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

engage in

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

a small handbook

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

not any; not one

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

on one occasion

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

cut with a saw

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

plural of “school” — an educational institution

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

make sharp or sharper

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

furnished with more than enough

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

plural of “tack” — the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

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

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

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

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

the act of using

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

being of use or service

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

put to use

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading Our girls no longer resort to the scissors to sharpen a lead-pencil or to their brother’s chisel to pull out tacks; they are beginning to know and appreciate the value of tools and are becoming proficient in their use.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The deftness of their fingers is utilized not alone in embroidery, or what was once considered girl’s work, but in the manufacture of many useful, artistic, and beautiful objects once thought beyond their reach.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

at the time that

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

which person or people

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

in the company of; together with

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE WITH HAMMER AND SAW This is an age when girls go to college and engage in athletic sports; when they have their manual training, as boys do and are learning to use their hands, as never before, in all sorts of skilful work.

small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you are one of these modern girls, girls of the twentieth century, who like to use both brains and hands, a little workshop stocked with a few good tools and material for carpentry work will give you many hours of pure enjoyment.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading The tool-chest, denied to girls of the past generation, is yours for the asking; the manual training in the public schools has given to many of you the advantage of learning the use of saw, plane, and hammer, and your physical culture has produced the strength and energy for this active work.