Chapter 1 of The Boy Electrician is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Boy Electrician is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This file was produced from page images at Google Books. This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at Google Books. I have rotated some images. The more complex tables are treated as images. _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
Chapter 1 of The Boy Electrician is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equipment designed to serve a specific function
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
From this reading “The more complex tables are treated as images.”
a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
From this reading “_Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.”
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading “This file was produced from page images at Google Books.”
turned in a circle around an axis
From this reading “I have rotated some images.”
plural of “scan” — the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
From this reading “This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at Google Books.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “_Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.”
recorded for broadcast
From this reading “This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at Google Books.”
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.
In this reading “The more complex tables are treated as images.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The more complex tables are treated as images.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The more complex tables are treated as images.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This file was produced from page images at Google Books.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at Google Books.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading This file was produced from page images at Google Books.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
From this reading The more complex tables are treated as images.
a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
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From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
record in a public office or in a court of law
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
set up or found
From this reading This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at Google Books.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This file was produced from page images at Google Books.
a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
From this reading This file was produced from page images at Google Books.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have rotated some images.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have rotated some images.
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading This file was produced from page images at Google Books.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more complex tables are treated as images.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at Google Books.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at Google Books.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading This file was produced from page images at Google Books.
participate in games or sport
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
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turned in a circle around an axis
From this reading I have rotated some images.
plural of “scan” — the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
From this reading This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at Google Books.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I have rotated some images.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The more complex tables are treated as images.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at Google Books.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This file was produced from page images at Google Books.
recorded for broadcast
From this reading This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at Google Books.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading The more complex tables are treated as images.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This file was produced from page images at Google Books.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading _Apparatus for work and play, with an explanation_ _Of the principles of every-day electricity._ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
Chapter 1 of The Boy Electrician by Alfred Powell Morgan holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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 1 holds 59 sentences of The Boy Electrician, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Boy Electrician by Alfred Powell Morgan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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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