Chapter 2 of Our Home and Personal Duty is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Our Home and Personal Duty is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs. _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II. THE STAFF OF LIFE 99 III. A VISIT TO THE BAKERY 101 IV. WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
Chapter 2 of Our Home and Personal Duty is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “_People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.”
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
From this reading “A VISIT TO THE BAKERY 101 IV.”
making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading “WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.”
a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading “COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.”
someone who delivers milk
From this reading “WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.”
plural of “occupation” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.”
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.”
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading “WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.”
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In this reading “WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.”
In this reading “WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.”
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From this reading A VISIT TO THE BAKERY 101 IV.
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From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
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From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
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From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
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From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
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From this reading THE STAFF OF LIFE 99 III.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VISIT TO THE BAKERY 101 IV.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
From this reading A VISIT TO THE BAKERY 101 IV.
making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE STAFF OF LIFE 99 III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading A VISIT TO THE BAKERY 101 IV.
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From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE STAFF OF LIFE 99 III.
someone who delivers milk
From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.
plural of “occupation” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STAFF OF LIFE 99 III.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading THE STAFF OF LIFE 99 III.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A VISIT TO THE BAKERY 101 IV.
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II.
which person or people
From this reading COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _People Who Provide Us with Food_ THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II.
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