Chapter 3 of The Boy Electrician is here in full — 744 sentences across 149 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Boy Electrician is here in full — 744 sentences across 149 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOWER PART OF THE TABLE. Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points." Fig. 2.—A Bar Magnet ..............................................
Chapter 3 of The Boy Electrician is here in full — 744 sentences across 149 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “Fig. 2.—A Bar Magnet ..............................................”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."”
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading “Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “THE LOWER PART OF THE TABLE.”
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading “Fig. 2.—A Bar Magnet ..............................................”
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."”
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In this reading “THE LOWER PART OF THE TABLE.”
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From this reading Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fig. 2.—A Bar Magnet ..............................................
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Fig. 2.—A Bar Magnet ..............................................
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading THE LOWER PART OF THE TABLE.
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading Fig. 2.—A Bar Magnet ..............................................
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOWER PART OF THE TABLE.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE LOWER PART OF THE TABLE.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Fig. 1.—The Card of a Mariner’s Compass, Showing the "Points."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE LOWER PART OF THE TABLE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOWER PART OF THE TABLE.
Chapter 3 of The Boy Electrician by Alfred Powell Morgan holds 744 sentences, grouped into 149 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 3 holds 744 sentences of The Boy Electrician, unabridged, divided into 149 reading sections.
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