Chapter 5 of The Funny Side of Physic is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Funny Side of Physic is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Echo answers, "Where?" O, deny this who will! It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement. The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister. "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
Chapter 5 of The Funny Side of Physic is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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liable to account for one's actions
From this reading “"She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.”
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Echo answers, "Where?"”
close interaction
From this reading “The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.”
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “"She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “Echo answers, "Where?"”
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.”
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading “It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.”
third-person singular of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
liable to account for one's actions
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Echo answers, "Where?"
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
close interaction
From this reading The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading O, deny this who will!
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
to say again or imitate
From this reading Echo answers, "Where?"
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
From this reading It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.
and nothing more
From this reading It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
not any; not one
From this reading It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, deny this who will!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading O, deny this who will!
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is no "attack upon the church;" merely a lamentably truthful statement.
in or at the place that
From this reading Echo answers, "Where?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
which person or people
From this reading O, deny this who will!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading O, deny this who will!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.
third-person singular of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading The church, like society, withdraws her skirts from contact with the fallen sister.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading "She is a wreck, drifted upon our shore, for which God holds some one accountable.
Chapter 5 of The Funny Side of Physic by Addison Darre Crabtre holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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