Chapter 22 of Toy-Making in School and Home is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Toy-Making in School and Home is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WINDMILL, WATER-WHEEL, AND WELL =Windmill= (Plate XII). Cut a square of wood, side 5 inches. This is the stand A in Fig. 306. To the centre of this glue a large reel, B. Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
Chapter 22 of Toy-Making in School and Home is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “centre” — a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.”
the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
From this reading “Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.”
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading “Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “This is the stand A in Fig. 306.”
join or attach with or as if with glue
From this reading “To the centre of this glue a large reel, B.”
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “To the centre of this glue a large reel, B.”
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading “Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.”
a mill that is powered by the wind
From this reading “WINDMILL, WATER-WHEEL, AND WELL =Windmill= (Plate XII).”
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In this reading “Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.”
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From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the stand A in Fig. 306.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
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From this reading Cut a square of wood, side 5 inches.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cut a square of wood, side 5 inches.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WINDMILL, WATER-WHEEL, AND WELL =Windmill= (Plate XII).
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading To the centre of this glue a large reel, B.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading To the centre of this glue a large reel, B.
plural of “centre” — a low-lying region in central France
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Cut a square of wood, side 5 inches.
the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading This is the stand A in Fig. 306.
join or attach with or as if with glue
From this reading To the centre of this glue a large reel, B.
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is the stand A in Fig. 306.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Cut a square of wood, side 5 inches.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the stand A in Fig. 306.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To the centre of this glue a large reel, B.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cut a square of wood, side 5 inches.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading WINDMILL, WATER-WHEEL, AND WELL =Windmill= (Plate XII).
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading To the centre of this glue a large reel, B.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Cut a square of wood, side 5 inches.
make square
From this reading Cut a square of wood, side 5 inches.
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
be standing; be upright
From this reading This is the stand A in Fig. 306.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the stand A in Fig. 306.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the stand A in Fig. 306.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the centre of this glue a large reel, B.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Next cut two 4-inch squares of wood and drill through their centres holes of about 1/4 inch in diameter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINDMILL, WATER-WHEEL, AND WELL =Windmill= (Plate XII).
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading WINDMILL, WATER-WHEEL, AND WELL =Windmill= (Plate XII).
a mill that is powered by the wind
From this reading WINDMILL, WATER-WHEEL, AND WELL =Windmill= (Plate XII).
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Cut a square of wood, side 5 inches.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading WINDMILL, WATER-WHEEL, AND WELL =Windmill= (Plate XII).
Chapter 22 of Toy-Making in School and Home by R. K. (Ruby Kathleen) Polkinghorne holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 22 holds 126 sentences of Toy-Making in School and Home, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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