Chapter 7 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DROP OF BLOOD. ~1. The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed? Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort. All parts of the body contain blood.
Chapter 7 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.”
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading “The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?”
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “All parts of the body contain blood.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “A DROP OF BLOOD.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?”
the local environment
From this reading “All parts of the body contain blood.”
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading “The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.”
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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 A DROP OF BLOOD.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.
(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 parts of the body contain blood.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading A DROP OF BLOOD.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading All parts of the body contain blood.
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading All parts of the body contain blood.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
let fall to the ground
From this reading A DROP OF BLOOD.
at any time
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
engage in
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DROP OF BLOOD.
on one occasion
From this reading Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
the local environment
From this reading All parts of the body contain blood.
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Probably you have more than once met with an accident of this sort.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Blood.~--Did you ever cut or prick your finger so as to make it bleed?
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