Chapter 13 of Ellis's Primary Physiology is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Ellis's Primary Physiology is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REST AND POSTURE. “Early to bed and early to rise” should be your motto. Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning. Their bodies and brains require regular rest. Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
Chapter 13 of Ellis's Primary Physiology is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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present in great quantity
From this reading “Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.”
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.”
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Their bodies and brains require regular rest.”
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “Their bodies and brains require regular rest.”
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading ““Early to bed and early to rise” should be your motto.”
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading “REST AND POSTURE.”
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “Their bodies and brains require regular rest.”
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.”
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.
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In this reading “Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.”
In this reading “Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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present in great quantity
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REST AND POSTURE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Early to bed and early to rise” should be your motto.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Early to bed and early to rise” should be your motto.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Their bodies and brains require regular rest.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Their bodies and brains require regular rest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Early to bed and early to rise” should be your motto.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading “Early to bed and early to rise” should be your motto.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading REST AND POSTURE.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Their bodies and brains require regular rest.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading Their bodies and brains require regular rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading REST AND POSTURE.
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
move upward
From this reading “Early to bed and early to rise” should be your motto.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Early to bed and early to rise” should be your motto.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
in the near future
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their bodies and brains require regular rest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Children need abundant sleep, and ought to retire early and rise as soon as they awake in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Early to bed and early to rise” should be your motto.
at the time that
From this reading Never lie on your back when sleeping, but on the left or right side.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Early to bed and early to rise” should be your motto.
Chapter 13 of Ellis's Primary Physiology by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 47 sentences, grouped into 10 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 13 holds 47 sentences of Ellis's Primary Physiology, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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