Chapter 14 of Ellis's Primary Physiology is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Ellis's Primary Physiology is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PURE AIR, CLOTHING, ETC. There can be no good health without pure air. Always have it if possible. Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated. If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.
Chapter 14 of Ellis's Primary Physiology is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “PURE AIR, CLOTHING, ETC.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.”
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading “If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “There can be no good health without pure air.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “PURE AIR, CLOTHING, ETC.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.”
exposed to air
From this reading “Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.”
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 “Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.”
In this reading “PURE AIR, CLOTHING, ETC.”
assume a reclining position
In this reading “Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.”
In this reading “Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.”
In this reading “If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.”
the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
In this reading “There can be no good health without pure air.”
make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally
In this reading “Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.”
In this reading “Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading PURE AIR, CLOTHING, ETC.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Always have it if possible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There can be no good health without pure air.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There can be no good health without pure air.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading PURE AIR, CLOTHING, ETC.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURE AIR, CLOTHING, ETC.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There can be no good health without pure air.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Always have it if possible.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading There can be no good health without pure air.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Always have it if possible.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Always have it if possible.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
engage in
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
not any; not one
From this reading There can be no good health without pure air.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Always have it if possible.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading PURE AIR, CLOTHING, ETC.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There can be no good health without pure air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
exposed to air
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
(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 Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If the bed has enough covering, you will sleep much better if the air is fresh and cool.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There can be no good health without pure air.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before you lie down to sleep at night, make sure your windows are lowered at the top and slightly raised at the bottom, so that the room is well ventilated.
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