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Chapter 6 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BAD HABITS IN EATING. ~1. Eating too Fast.~--A most common fault is eating too fast. When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened. Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.
Chapter 6 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “chew” — chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading “When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.”
relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
From this reading “Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.”
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading “When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.”
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading “BAD HABITS IN EATING.”
plural of “juice” — the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
From this reading “Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.”
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading “When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.”
toned down
From this reading “When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.”
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From this reading ~1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Eating too Fast.~--A most common fault is eating too fast.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading BAD HABITS IN EATING.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.
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From this reading Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.
past form of “chew” — chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Eating too Fast.~--A most common fault is eating too fast.
relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
From this reading Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.
the act of consuming food
From this reading BAD HABITS IN EATING.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Eating too Fast.~--A most common fault is eating too fast.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Eating too Fast.~--A most common fault is eating too fast.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading BAD HABITS IN EATING.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BAD HABITS IN EATING.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eating too Fast.~--A most common fault is eating too fast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
plural of “juice” — the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
From this reading Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Eating too Fast.~--A most common fault is eating too fast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
with speed
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
with speed
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
toned down
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Eating too Fast.~--A most common fault is eating too fast.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Such food cannot be easily acted upon by the various digestive juices.
at the time that
From this reading When the food is chewed too rapidly, and swallowed too quickly, it is not properly divided and softened.
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