Chapter 1 of Yachting, Vol. 1 is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Yachting, Vol. 1 is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations. In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].] The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART. SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A. IN TWO VOLUMES--VOL.
Chapter 1 of Yachting, Vol. 1 is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
From this reading “The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART.”
plural of “bracket” — a category falling within certain defined limits
From this reading “In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations.”
involving the cube and no higher power of a quantity or variable
From this reading “In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]”
plural of “formula” — a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
From this reading “In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]”
cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
From this reading “SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.”
plural of “pastime” — a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
From this reading “The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART.”
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase “form follows function” (1856-1924)
From this reading “The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.
a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
From this reading The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations.
plural of “bracket” — a category falling within certain defined limits
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations.
involving the cube and no higher power of a quantity or variable
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
plural of “formula” — a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.
cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
From this reading SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.
a room where books are kept
From this reading The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART.
not able to be found
From this reading Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations.
plural of “pastime” — a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
From this reading The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
term of address for a man
From this reading The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART.
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART.
make square
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase “form follows function” (1856-1924)
From this reading The Badminton Library of SPORTS AND PASTIMES SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, BART.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Missing pages numbers correspond to blank pages or moved illustrations.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES--VOL.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading In the formulas, "Power of" are in brackets { } and roots have been rendered as: square root: [V¯]; cubic root: [3V¯]; fifth root: [5V¯].]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES--VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES--VOL.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.
Chapter 1 of Yachting, Vol. 1 by Edward, Sir Sullivan holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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 1 holds 63 sentences of Yachting, Vol. 1, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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