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Chapter 1 of The Funny Side of Physic is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE. AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES. By A. D. CRABTRE, M. D. HARTFORD: J. B. BURR & HYDE. CHICAGO AND CINCINNATI: J. B. BURR, HYDE & COMPANY.
Chapter 1 of The Funny Side of Physic is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading “HARTFORD: J. B. BURR & HYDE.”
plural of “charlatan” — a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
From this reading “AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES.”
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading “CHICAGO AND CINCINNATI: J. B. BURR, HYDE & COMPANY.”
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading “HARTFORD: J. B. BURR & HYDE.”
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading “THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.”
-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.”
plural of “quack” — an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
From this reading “AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES.”
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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 By A. D. CRABTRE, M. D.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES.
(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 AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading HARTFORD: J. B. BURR & HYDE.
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading HARTFORD: J. B. BURR & HYDE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By A. D. CRABTRE, M. D.
plural of “charlatan” — a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
From this reading AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading CHICAGO AND CINCINNATI: J. B. BURR, HYDE & COMPANY.
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading CHICAGO AND CINCINNATI: J. B. BURR, HYDE & COMPANY.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading CHICAGO AND CINCINNATI: J. B. BURR, HYDE & COMPANY.
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By A. D. CRABTRE, M. D.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading By A. D. CRABTRE, M. D.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES.
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading HARTFORD: J. B. BURR & HYDE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES.
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTFORD: J. B. BURR & HYDE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading HARTFORD: J. B. BURR & HYDE.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading By A. D. CRABTRE, M. D.
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
plural of “quack” — an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
From this reading AN EXPOSÉ OF MEDICAL HUMBUGS, QUACKS, AND CHARLATANS IN ALL AGES AND ALL COUNTRIES.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF MEDICINE, PRESENTING THE HUMOROUS AND SERIOUS SIDES OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
Chapter 1 of The Funny Side of Physic by Addison Darre Crabtre holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
Chapter 1 holds 385 sentences of The Funny Side of Physic, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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