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An Essay on Man
An Essay on Man

Chapter III

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ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE III.
Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.
I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.
The happiness of Animals mutual, v.49.
II.
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An Essay on Man

Chapter III

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE III.
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Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.
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I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.
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The happiness of Animals mutual, v.49.
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II.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.”

ARGUMENT noun US /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/

a reason or example used to support an idea

From this reading “ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE III.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.”

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27

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From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

49

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From this reading The happiness of Animals mutual, v.49.

7

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From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.

Animals

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From this reading The happiness of Animals mutual, v.49.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

ARGUMENTnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/

a reason or example used to support an idea

From this reading ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE III.

EPISTLE

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From this reading ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE III.

etc

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From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

happiness

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From this reading The happiness of Animals mutual, v.49.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

II

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From this reading II.

III

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From this reading ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE III.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

made

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From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

Man

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From this reading Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.

mutual

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From this reading The happiness of Animals mutual, v.49.

Nature

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From this reading Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ARGUMENT OF EPISTLE III.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

respect

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From this reading Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.

Society

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From this reading Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.

State

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From this reading Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.

system

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From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.

Universe

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From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

v

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From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

whole

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From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

wholly

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From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Of the Nature and State of Man with respect to Society.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading I. The whole Universe one system of Society, v.7, etc. Nothing made wholly for itself, nor yet wholly for another, v.27.