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Stepping stones to manhood

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Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.
The microscope shows such a view to be wrong.
Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.
The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.
In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.
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Stepping stones to manhood

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Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.
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The microscope shows such a view to be wrong.
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Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.
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The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.
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In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.”

Cell noun US /sel/

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading “The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

apt

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

Baker

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

cellnounUS /sel/

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

CHAPTER

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

complete

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

condition

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

CRAFTS

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

day

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

eight

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

enough

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From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

Even

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From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

evening

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

F

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

fatigue

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

fully

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

good

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

hard

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

Henry

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

hours

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

INTRODUCTION

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

labor

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

made

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

man

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

mental

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

microscope

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From this reading The microscope shows such a view to be wrong.

Monday

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

more

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

morning

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

needed

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

needs

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

new

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

Observer

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

other

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

physical

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

possibly

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

proper

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

quite

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From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

recuperates

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

rest

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

restore

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

S

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

Sabbath

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

said

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

Saturday

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

seem

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From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

severe

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

shows

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From this reading The microscope shows such a view to be wrong.

size

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

sleep

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

strange

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From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The microscope shows such a view to be wrong.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The microscope shows such a view to be wrong.

think

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

thirty

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

thirty-six

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

thirty-three

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From this reading The microscope shows that more than thirty hours, possibly thirty-three or thirty-six, are needed to restore a cell to its proper size and condition after severe fatigue.

time

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From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

twelve

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

twenty-four

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From this reading Even twenty-four hours is not quite enough time, strange as it may seem.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

view

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From this reading The microscope shows such a view to be wrong.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

WILBUR

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

words

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From this reading In other words, man is so made that he needs a Sabbath from Saturday evening to Monday morning of complete rest to be as good as new.

work

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.

wrong

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From this reading Be a Sabbath Observer INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XXIV BY WILBUR F. CRAFTS “We are apt to think,” said Henry S. Baker, “that a rest of twelve hours, with a sleep of about eight fully recuperates us after a day of hard work at physical or mental labor or both.