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Chapter 1 of Practical Mechanics for Boys is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In language which every boy can understand and so arranged that he may readily carry out any work from the instructions given. By J. S. ZERBE, M.E. _Author of_ Made in U. S. A. FIG. PAGE 1.
Chapter 1 of Practical Mechanics for Boys is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
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a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
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a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
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a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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without much difficulty
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Author of_ Made in U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one or some or every or all without specification
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disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading In language which every boy can understand and so arranged that he may readily carry out any work from the instructions given.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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a youthful male person
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showing who or what does the action
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In language which every boy can understand and so arranged that he may readily carry out any work from the instructions given.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
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all the members of a group, with none left out
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a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading FIG.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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acknowledged as a supposition
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading In language which every boy can understand and so arranged that he may readily carry out any work from the instructions given.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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produced by a manufacturing process
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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without much difficulty
From this reading In language which every boy can understand and so arranged that he may readily carry out any work from the instructions given.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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for that reason; with the result that
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
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From this reading By J. S. ZERBE, M.E.
Chapter 1 of Practical Mechanics for Boys by James Slough Zerbe holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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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