Chapter 2 of The Funny Side of Physic is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Funny Side of Physic is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A newspaper man?" I merely shook my head. "Then a patent medicine vender?" "No!" emphatically. "Not a minister," he asserted.
Chapter 2 of The Funny Side of Physic is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
confidently declared to be so
From this reading “"Not a minister," he asserted.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"No!" emphatically.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “"Then a patent medicine vender?"”
and nothing more
From this reading “I merely shook my head.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"Not a minister," he asserted.”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “"A newspaper man?"”
obtain a patent for
From this reading “"Then a patent medicine vender?"”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “I merely shook my head.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription
In this reading “"Then a patent medicine vender?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A newspaper man?"
confidently declared to be so
From this reading "Not a minister," he asserted.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "No!" emphatically.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not a minister," he asserted.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I merely shook my head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I merely shook my head.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "A newspaper man?"
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading "Then a patent medicine vender?"
and nothing more
From this reading I merely shook my head.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Not a minister," he asserted.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I merely shook my head.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading "A newspaper man?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No!" emphatically.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a minister," he asserted.
obtain a patent for
From this reading "Then a patent medicine vender?"
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading I merely shook my head.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then a patent medicine vender?"
someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
From this reading "Then a patent medicine vender?"
Chapter 2 of The Funny Side of Physic by Addison Darre Crabtre holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 2 holds 393 sentences of The Funny Side of Physic, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Funny Side of Physic by Addison Darre Crabtre exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 393 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 79 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Funny Side of Physic by Addison Darre Crabtre on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 9892 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41595 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #41595, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1979 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Funny Side of Physic section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 25 chapters of The Funny Side of Physic to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Funny Side of Physic, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
