Chapter 11 of Our Town and Civic Duty is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Our Town and Civic Duty is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAFETY FIRST 1. The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger. 2. How to protect ourselves from danger: Chance-taking; being on guard. NOTE.--Relate this topic to _Our Public Servants_.
Chapter 11 of Our Town and Civic Duty is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.”
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading “The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.”
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading “How to protect ourselves from danger: Chance-taking; being on guard.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “NOTE.--Relate this topic to _Our Public Servants_.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “SAFETY FIRST 1.”
plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “NOTE.--Relate this topic to _Our Public Servants_.”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.”
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someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)
In this reading “NOTE.--Relate this topic to _Our Public Servants_.”
vigilant
In this reading “How to protect ourselves from danger: Chance-taking; being on guard.”
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From this reading SAFETY FIRST 1.
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From this reading 2.
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading How to protect ourselves from danger: Chance-taking; being on guard.
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How to protect ourselves from danger: Chance-taking; being on guard.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading SAFETY FIRST 1.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading How to protect ourselves from danger: Chance-taking; being on guard.
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From this reading How to protect ourselves from danger: Chance-taking; being on guard.
a brief written record
From this reading NOTE.--Relate this topic to _Our Public Servants_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How to protect ourselves from danger: Chance-taking; being on guard.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading NOTE.--Relate this topic to _Our Public Servants_.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading How to protect ourselves from danger: Chance-taking; being on guard.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading How to protect ourselves from danger: Chance-taking; being on guard.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading NOTE.--Relate this topic to _Our Public Servants_.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading NOTE.--Relate this topic to _Our Public Servants_.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading SAFETY FIRST 1.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading NOTE.--Relate this topic to _Our Public Servants_.
plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading NOTE.--Relate this topic to _Our Public Servants_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How to protect ourselves from danger: Chance-taking; being on guard.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading NOTE.--Relate this topic to _Our Public Servants_.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading The value of safety first: Accidents from carelessness; sources of danger.
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