Chapter XXXIII of The Boy Craftsman, “),” is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter XXXIII of The Boy Craftsman, “),” is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece. E. G. See Figs. 208, 210, 211, Chapter XV. Bevelled Mortise.--A mortise with its bottom or sides bevelled. E. G. See Fig. 10, Chapter I.
Chapter XXXIII of The Boy Craftsman, “),” is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bevel” — cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
From this reading “Bevelled Mortise.--A mortise with its bottom or sides bevelled.”
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
From this reading “=Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “208, 210, 211, Chapter XV.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “E. G. See Fig. 10, Chapter I.”
plural of “fig” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “E. G. See Figs.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “=Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Bevelled Mortise.--A mortise with its bottom or sides bevelled.”
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
From this reading “=Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.”
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From this reading E. G. See Fig. 10, Chapter I.
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From this reading 208, 210, 211, Chapter XV.
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From this reading 208, 210, 211, Chapter XV.
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From this reading 208, 210, 211, Chapter XV.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
inflected form of “bevel” — cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
From this reading Bevelled Mortise.--A mortise with its bottom or sides bevelled.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Bevelled Mortise.--A mortise with its bottom or sides bevelled.
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading 208, 210, 211, Chapter XV.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. G. See Figs.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading E. G. See Fig. 10, Chapter I.
plural of “fig” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading E. G. See Figs.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading E. G. See Figs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading E. G. See Fig. 10, Chapter I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Bevelled Mortise.--A mortise with its bottom or sides bevelled.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
cut a hole for a tenon in
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading E. G. See Figs.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Bevelled Mortise.--A mortise with its bottom or sides bevelled.
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bevelled Mortise.--A mortise with its bottom or sides bevelled.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading =Mortise.=--A slot or cavity made in a piece of wood to receive the end of another piece.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading 208, 210, 211, Chapter XV.
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