Chapter 17 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES. ~1. Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk? If you live in a city it is very likely that you have. How did the drunken man behave?
Chapter 17 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading “BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.”
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “How did the drunken man behave?”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?”
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading “How did the drunken man behave?”
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
From this reading “Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?”
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading “BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.”
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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 Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading How did the drunken man behave?
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading If you live in a city it is very likely that you have.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading How did the drunken man behave?
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
From this reading Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.
at any time
From this reading Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you live in a city it is very likely that you have.
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From this reading How did the drunken man behave?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you live in a city it is very likely that you have.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you live in a city it is very likely that you have.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you live in a city it is very likely that you have.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you live in a city it is very likely that you have.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading If you live in a city it is very likely that you have.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading If you live in a city it is very likely that you have.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you live in a city it is very likely that you have.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading BAD EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BRAIN AND NERVES.
precisely as stated
From this reading If you live in a city it is very likely that you have.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?
which person or people
From this reading Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Drunkenness.~--Did you ever see a man who was drunk?
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