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Chapter 3 of The Library of Work and Play is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard. It is a good one to use in staking off the garden. It is entirely a piece of knife work. The dimensions are clearly given on the working plan. If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
Chapter 3 of The Library of Work and Play is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without doubt or question
From this reading “The dimensions are clearly given on the working plan.”
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading “The dimensions are clearly given on the working plan.”
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “It is entirely a piece of knife work.”
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading “If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.”
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading “GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.”
-ing form of “stake” — put at risk
From this reading “It is a good one to use in staking off the garden.”
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From this reading If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a good one to use in staking off the garden.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dimensions are clearly given on the working plan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.
without doubt or question
From this reading The dimensions are clearly given on the working plan.
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading The dimensions are clearly given on the working plan.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It is entirely a piece of knife work.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The dimensions are clearly given on the working plan.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It is a good one to use in staking off the garden.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a good one to use in staking off the garden.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a good one to use in staking off the garden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a good one to use in staking off the garden.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading It is entirely a piece of knife work.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It is a good one to use in staking off the garden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dimensions are clearly given on the working plan.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is a good one to use in staking off the garden.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading It is entirely a piece of knife work.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading The dimensions are clearly given on the working plan.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.
-ing form of “stake” — put at risk
From this reading It is a good one to use in staking off the garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a good one to use in staking off the garden.
the act of using
From this reading It is a good one to use in staking off the garden.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading If the stake is made 12 inches instead of 14 inches, it may be used as a foot rule in measuring off furrows.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading GARDEN STAKE The stake may be made of soft wood or hard.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It is entirely a piece of knife work.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading The dimensions are clearly given on the working plan.
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