Chapter 19 of The book of wonders is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The book of wonders is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bay Cable_ FIG. 1.--CABLES ON VANCOUVER-FANNING ISLAND SECTION. Full size. Core, 600/340.] [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
Chapter 19 of The book of wonders is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cable” — a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “1.--CABLES ON VANCOUVER-FANNING ISLAND SECTION.”
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
From this reading “[Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.”
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading “[Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.”
a small group of indispensable persons or things
From this reading “Core, 600/340.]”
past form of “galvanize” — to stimulate to action
From this reading “[Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.”
a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
From this reading “[Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.”
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “[Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.”
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “[Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1.--CABLES ON VANCOUVER-FANNING ISLAND SECTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Core, 600/340.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Core, 600/340.]
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading _Bay Cable_ FIG.
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading _Bay Cable_ FIG.
plural of “cable” — a telegram sent abroad
From this reading 1.--CABLES ON VANCOUVER-FANNING ISLAND SECTION.
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
a small group of indispensable persons or things
From this reading Core, 600/340.]
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading _Bay Cable_ FIG.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Full size.
past form of “galvanize” — to stimulate to action
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading 1.--CABLES ON VANCOUVER-FANNING ISLAND SECTION.
a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
not any; not one
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 1.--CABLES ON VANCOUVER-FANNING ISLAND SECTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading 1.--CABLES ON VANCOUVER-FANNING ISLAND SECTION.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Full size.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1.--CABLES ON VANCOUVER-FANNING ISLAND SECTION.
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading [Illustration: Yarn Serving & Compound 16 No. 13 (·095) Galvanized Wires Jute Serving Gutta Percha Copper Conductor FIG.
Chapter 19 of The book of wonders by Rudolph J. (Rudolph John) [Editor] Bodmer holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
Chapter 19 holds 392 sentences of The book of wonders, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The book of wonders by Rudolph J. (Rudolph John) [Editor] Bodmer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 392 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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