Chapter 15 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW TO KEEP THE MUSCLES HEALTHY. ~1. How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left? Why do you think you can lift more with the right hand than with the left? A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
Chapter 15 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.”
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading “A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.”
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading “A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.”
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading “HOW TO KEEP THE MUSCLES HEALTHY.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?”
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading “HOW TO KEEP THE MUSCLES HEALTHY.”
plural of “swing” — a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
From this reading “A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.”
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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 blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do you think you can lift more with the right hand than with the left?
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading HOW TO KEEP THE MUSCLES HEALTHY.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
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From this reading HOW TO KEEP THE MUSCLES HEALTHY.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading HOW TO KEEP THE MUSCLES HEALTHY.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
engage in
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading HOW TO KEEP THE MUSCLES HEALTHY.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
precisely, exactly
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
plural of “swing” — a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
From this reading A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Why do you think you can lift more with the right hand than with the left?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW TO KEEP THE MUSCLES HEALTHY.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Why do you think you can lift more with the right hand than with the left?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW TO KEEP THE MUSCLES HEALTHY.
precisely as stated
From this reading A blacksmith swings a heavy hammer with his right arm, and that arm becomes very large and strong.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do you think you can lift more with the right hand than with the left?
in the company of; together with
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How to Make the Muscles Strong.~--With which hand can you lift the more? with the right hand or with the left?
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