Chapter 2 of Ellis's Primary Physiology is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Ellis's Primary Physiology is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED. Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years. When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering. No one can live very long, unless he obeys the laws of health. These laws are so simple that all can learn them.
Chapter 2 of Ellis's Primary Physiology is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.”
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading “WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “These laws are so simple that all can learn them.”
third-person singular of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “No one can live very long, unless he obeys the laws of health.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.”
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In this reading “Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years.”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
In this reading “When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.”
a late time of life
In this reading “When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.”
the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
In this reading “WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.”
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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 Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years.
how long something has existed
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading These laws are so simple that all can learn them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These laws are so simple that all can learn them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.
a youthful male person
From this reading Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No one can live very long, unless he obeys the laws of health.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years.
a young female
From this reading Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one can live very long, unless he obeys the laws of health.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.
ten 10s
From this reading Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years.
immediately past
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading These laws are so simple that all can learn them.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading No one can live very long, unless he obeys the laws of health.
not any; not one
From this reading No one can live very long, unless he obeys the laws of health.
third-person singular of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading No one can live very long, unless he obeys the laws of health.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one can live very long, unless he obeys the laws of health.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading These laws are so simple that all can learn them.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These laws are so simple that all can learn them.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.
a state of acute pain
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These laws are so simple that all can learn them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These laws are so simple that all can learn them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These laws are so simple that all can learn them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years.
except if; if not
From this reading No one can live very long, unless he obeys the laws of health.
precisely as stated
From this reading No one can live very long, unless he obeys the laws of health.
at the time that
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading When worn out at last by old age, death will come like sweet sleep, without pain, or suffering.
a late time of life
From this reading Every boy and girl ought to live a hundred years.
Chapter 2 of Ellis's Primary Physiology by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 33 sentences, grouped into 7 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 33 sentences of Ellis's Primary Physiology, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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