Chapter 4 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUR DRINKS. ~1.~ Water is really the only drink. It is the only substance which will satisfy thirst. All other fluids which we drink consist mostly of water. Thus, lemonade is lemon-juice and water.
Chapter 4 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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originate
From this reading “All other fluids which we drink consist mostly of water.”
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “OUR DRINKS.”
plural of “fluid” — a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
From this reading “All other fluids which we drink consist mostly of water.”
sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice
From this reading “Thus, lemonade is lemon-juice and water.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “All other fluids which we drink consist mostly of water.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “It is the only substance which will satisfy thirst.”
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading “It is the only substance which will satisfy thirst.”
a physiological need to drink
From this reading “It is the only substance which will satisfy thirst.”
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From this reading ~1.~ Water is really the only drink.
(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 All other fluids which we drink consist mostly of water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus, lemonade is lemon-juice and water.
originate
From this reading All other fluids which we drink consist mostly of water.
take in liquids
From this reading ~1.~ Water is really the only drink.
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading OUR DRINKS.
plural of “fluid” — a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
From this reading All other fluids which we drink consist mostly of water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ~1.~ Water is really the only drink.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the only substance which will satisfy thirst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus, lemonade is lemon-juice and water.
sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice
From this reading Thus, lemonade is lemon-juice and water.
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading All other fluids which we drink consist mostly of water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All other fluids which we drink consist mostly of water.
and nothing more
From this reading ~1.~ Water is really the only drink.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading All other fluids which we drink consist mostly of water.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR DRINKS.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ~1.~ Water is really the only drink.
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading It is the only substance which will satisfy thirst.
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading It is the only substance which will satisfy thirst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ~1.~ Water is really the only drink.
a physiological need to drink
From this reading It is the only substance which will satisfy thirst.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus, lemonade is lemon-juice and water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading ~1.~ Water is really the only drink.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All other fluids which we drink consist mostly of water.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is the only substance which will satisfy thirst.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is the only substance which will satisfy thirst.
Chapter 4 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene by John Harvey Kellogg holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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