Chapter 15 of A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Quadrature problem. (_See Squaring the circle._) Quarles, F., II, _277_. Quintilian, II, 280. Quotem, C., I, 399. Rabelais, I, _102_.
Chapter 15 of A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “(_See Squaring the circle._) Quarles, F., II, _277_.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “Quadrature problem.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
-ing form of “square” — make square
From this reading “(_See Squaring the circle._) Quarles, F., II, _277_.”
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From this reading Rabelais, I, _102_.
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From this reading (_See Squaring the circle._) Quarles, F., II, _277_.
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From this reading Quintilian, II, 280.
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From this reading Quotem, C., I, 399.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Quotem, C., I, 399.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading (_See Squaring the circle._) Quarles, F., II, _277_.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading (_See Squaring the circle._) Quarles, F., II, _277_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Quotem, C., I, 399.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading (_See Squaring the circle._) Quarles, F., II, _277_.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Quadrature problem.
the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure
From this reading Quadrature problem.
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From this reading (_See Squaring the circle._) Quarles, F., II, _277_.
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From this reading Quintilian, II, 280.
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From this reading Quotem, C., I, 399.
author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)
From this reading Rabelais, I, _102_.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading (_See Squaring the circle._) Quarles, F., II, _277_.
-ing form of “square” — make square
From this reading (_See Squaring the circle._) Quarles, F., II, _277_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_See Squaring the circle._) Quarles, F., II, _277_.
Chapter 15 of A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Augustus De Morgan 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.
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