Chapter 20 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
good for food? What can you say about unripe, stale, or mouldy foods? What is adulteration of foods? What foods are most likely to be adulterated? Are pepper, mustard, and other condiments proper foods? What about tobacco? What is the effect of tobacco upon boys?
Chapter 20 of First Book in Physiology and Hygiene is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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mixed with impurities
From this reading “What foods are most likely to be adulterated?”
being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
From this reading “What is adulteration of foods?”
plural of “condiment” — a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment
From this reading “Are pepper, mustard, and other condiments proper foods?”
plural of “food” — any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “What can you say about unripe, stale, or mouldy foods?”
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading “What can you say about unripe, stale, or mouldy foods?”
any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
From this reading “Are pepper, mustard, and other condiments proper foods?”
add pepper to
From this reading “Are pepper, mustard, and other condiments proper foods?”
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading “What can you say about unripe, stale, or mouldy foods?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What can you say about unripe, stale, or mouldy foods?
mixed with impurities
From this reading What foods are most likely to be adulterated?
being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
From this reading What is adulteration of foods?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Are pepper, mustard, and other condiments proper foods?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What foods are most likely to be adulterated?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What foods are most likely to be adulterated?
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading What is the effect of tobacco upon boys?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can you say about unripe, stale, or mouldy foods?
plural of “condiment” — a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment
From this reading Are pepper, mustard, and other condiments proper foods?
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading What is the effect of tobacco upon boys?
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading good for food?
plural of “food” — any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading What can you say about unripe, stale, or mouldy foods?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading good for food?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading good for food?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
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used to form the superlative
From this reading What foods are most likely to be adulterated?
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading What can you say about unripe, stale, or mouldy foods?
any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
From this reading Are pepper, mustard, and other condiments proper foods?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Are pepper, mustard, and other condiments proper foods?
add pepper to
From this reading Are pepper, mustard, and other condiments proper foods?
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Are pepper, mustard, and other condiments proper foods?
express in words
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lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading What about tobacco?
not fully developed or mature; not ripe
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a formal word for “on”
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used to ask for information about something
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What can you say about unripe, stale, or mouldy foods?
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