Chapter 9 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHY AND HOW WE BREATHE. ~1. An Experiment.~--Let us perform a little experiment. We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long. Let us notice carefully what we are about to do and what happens.
Chapter 9 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “WHY AND HOW WE BREATHE.”
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.”
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading “An Experiment.~--Let us perform a little experiment.”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Let us notice carefully what we are about to do and what happens.”
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.”
carry out or perform an action
From this reading “An Experiment.~--Let us perform a little experiment.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An Experiment.~--Let us perform a little experiment.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Experiment.~--Let us perform a little experiment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHY AND HOW WE BREATHE.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let us notice carefully what we are about to do and what happens.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading WHY AND HOW WE BREATHE.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Let us notice carefully what we are about to do and what happens.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Let us notice carefully what we are about to do and what happens.
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading An Experiment.~--Let us perform a little experiment.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Let us notice carefully what we are about to do and what happens.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHY AND HOW WE BREATHE.
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading An Experiment.~--Let us perform a little experiment.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading An Experiment.~--Let us perform a little experiment.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Let us notice carefully what we are about to do and what happens.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
carry out or perform an action
From this reading An Experiment.~--Let us perform a little experiment.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us notice carefully what we are about to do and what happens.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An Experiment.~--Let us perform a little experiment.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHY AND HOW WE BREATHE.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let us notice carefully what we are about to do and what happens.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading WHY AND HOW WE BREATHE.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We must have a small bit of candle, a fruit jar, or a bottle with a large mouth, and a piece of wire about a foot long.
Chapter 9 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene by John Harvey Kellogg holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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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