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A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II

Chapter II

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I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.
I find that their sectaries stare when I say this.
Why! they do not speak of you in _particular_!
These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."
But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!
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A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.
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I find that their sectaries stare when I say this.
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Why! they do not speak of you in _particular_!
/waɪ ðeɪ duː nɑːt spiːk ʌv juː ɪn pərˈtɪkjələr/
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These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."
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But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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amounts noun US /əˈmaʊnts/

plural of “amount” — a quantity of money

From this reading “But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!”

conjunction noun US /kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/

the temporal property of two things happening at the same time

From this reading “But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!”

est noun US /est/

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading “But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!”

homo noun US /ˈhoʊmoʊ/

someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

From this reading “But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!”

insolence noun US /ˈɪnsələns/

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

From this reading “I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.”

perish verb US /ˈperɪʃ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading “These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."”

presumption noun US /prɪˈzʌmpʃən/

an assumption that is taken for granted

From this reading “I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.”

propounded verb US /prəˈpaʊndɪd/

past form of “propound” — put forward, as of an idea

From this reading “These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

in conjunction preposition + noun

In this reading “But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!”

without doubt preposition + noun

admittedly

In this reading “These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."”

look upon verb + particle

look on as or consider

In this reading “I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.”

fair game adjective + noun

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

In this reading “I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.”

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68

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From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

69

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From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

absque

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From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

aeternum

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From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

amountsnounUS /əˈmaʊnts/

plural of “amount” — a quantity of money

From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

ChurchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/

plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

conjunctionnounUS /kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/

the temporal property of two things happening at the same time

From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

DenounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

declareverbUS /dɪˈkler/

state emphatically and authoritatively

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Why! they do not speak of you in _particular_!

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

dubio

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From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

estnounUS /est/

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

everlastinglyadverb

for a limitless time

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I find that their sectaries stare when I say this.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

homonounUS /ˈhoʊmoʊ/

someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

insolencenounUS /ˈɪnsələns/

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

Omnis

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From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Why! they do not speak of you in _particular_!

peribo

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From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

personallyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrsənəli/

as yourself

From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

presumptionnounUS /prɪˈzʌmpʃən/

an assumption that is taken for granted

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

propoundedverbUS /prəˈpaʊndɪd/

past form of “propound” — put forward, as of an idea

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

reasoners

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From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading I find that their sectaries stare when I say this.

schoolmen

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From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

sectaries

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From this reading I find that their sectaries stare when I say this.

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

Sortes

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From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading Why! they do not speak of you in _particular_!

stareverbUS /ster/

look at with fixed eyes

From this reading I find that their sectaries stare when I say this.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Why! they do not speak of you in _particular_!

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I find that their sectaries stare when I say this.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I find that their sectaries stare when I say this.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I look upon all the Churches as fair game which declare of me that _absque dubio in aeternum peribo_;[68] not for their presumption towards God, but for their personal insolence towards myself.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why! they do not speak of you in _particular_!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But I hold, with the schoolmen, that "_Omnis_ homo est animal" in conjunction with "Sortes est homo" amounts to "_Sortes_ est animal."[69] But they do not mean it _personally_!

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading These poor reasoners seem to think that there could be no meaning, as against me, unless it should be propounded that "without doubt he shall perish everlastingly, especially A. De Morgan."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Why! they do not speak of you in _particular_!

Chapter 2 of A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Augustus De Morgan holds 390 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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Questions about reading A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II

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Is this the complete text of A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II?

Yes. All 7048 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26408 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #26408, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II take to read?

About 587 minutes of reading across 1410 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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