Chapter 12 of An Essay on Man is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of An Essay on Man is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE. EPISTLE VI. TO MR. MURRAY. "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
Chapter 12 of An Essay on Man is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel admiration for
From this reading “"Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE.”
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading “THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “"Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE.”
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading “MURRAY.”
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading “THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE.”
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feel admiration for
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
(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 "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE.
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
engage in
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
the force of workers available
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
a form of address for a man
From this reading TO MR.
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading MURRAY.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE.
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Not to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MR.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading EPISTLE VI.
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