Chapter II of The Boy Electrician, “Miscellaneous Electrical Apparatus,” is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II of The Boy Electrician, “Miscellaneous Electrical Apparatus,” is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II of The Boy Electrician, “Miscellaneous Electrical Apparatus,” is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
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German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)
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a legal document giving official permission to do something
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an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
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communicate vividly
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-ing form of “redistribute” — distribute anew
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a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
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status with respect to the relations between people or groups
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on the subject of; concerning
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of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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applying to all or most members of a category or group
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German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)
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a message received and understood
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a legal document giving official permission to do something
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an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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communicate vividly
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-ing form of “redistribute” — distribute anew
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a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
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status with respect to the relations between people or groups
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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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the act of using
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buildings for carrying on industrial labor
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Chapter 2 of The Boy Electrician by Alfred Powell Morgan holds 12 sentences, grouped into 3 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 2 holds 12 sentences of The Boy Electrician, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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