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Timeless Tools of Ancient Hours
Perfect for beginners with simple, common vocabulary
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  • 1. Place where large ancient clocks were often kept
  • 3. Device that uses the sun's shadow to show time
  • 6. Part of an hourglass holding sand
  • 7. Root word meaning time
  • 9. Burning wax used as a simple timekeeper
  • 10. General device to measure time
  • 12. Device to count down time intervals
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  • 2. Used in a clepsydra to mark passing time
  • 4. What a sundial’s pointer casts to tell time
  • 5. Material in an hourglass
  • 8. Ancient water clock measuring time by dripping water
  • 11. Material used for ancient calendar markers
  • 13. Part of a swinging weight used in clocks
  • 14. A unit of time often measured with old clocks

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