Chapter 2 of The Business is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Business is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking. Animal fats have been popular shortenings. Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads. Armour’s vegetable fat is Vegetole. It contains the same fuel value and has the same shortening value as lard.
Chapter 2 of The Business is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “It contains the same fuel value and has the same shortening value as lard.”
plural of “fat” — a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
From this reading “It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.”
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading “It contains the same fuel value and has the same shortening value as lard.”
prepare or cook with lard
From this reading “It contains the same fuel value and has the same shortening value as lard.”
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
From this reading “Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.”
fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
From this reading “Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.”
plural of “spread” — process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading “Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.”
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.”
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In this reading “It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Animal fats have been popular shortenings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Armour’s vegetable fat is Vegetole.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Animal fats have been popular shortenings.
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading It contains the same fuel value and has the same shortening value as lard.
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
plural of “fat” — a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading It contains the same fuel value and has the same shortening value as lard.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Animal fats have been popular shortenings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
prepare or cook with lard
From this reading It contains the same fuel value and has the same shortening value as lard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading Animal fats have been popular shortenings.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
new
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It contains the same fuel value and has the same shortening value as lard.
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Animal fats have been popular shortenings.
plural of “spread” — process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
the act of using
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading It is possible to use a great variety of fats for cooking.
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Armour’s vegetable fat is Vegetole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Recent fat shortage has acquainted us with the value of vegetable fats as shortening and in spreads.
Chapter 2 of The Business by Leona A. (Leona Alford) Malek holds 503 sentences, grouped into 101 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 503 sentences of The Business, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
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