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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of An Experiment in Altruism is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I had come to a strange city, to do a peculiar work. At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give. So I took up my Cause. What special cause it was there is no need to say. It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
Chapter 2 of An Experiment in Altruism is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.”
during the time that
From this reading “It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.”
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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 I had come to a strange city, to do a peculiar work.
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From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
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From this reading So I took up my Cause.
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From this reading I had come to a strange city, to do a peculiar work.
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From this reading I had come to a strange city, to do a peculiar work.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I had come to a strange city, to do a peculiar work.
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From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
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From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had come to a strange city, to do a peculiar work.
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From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had come to a strange city, to do a peculiar work.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What special cause it was there is no need to say.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What special cause it was there is no need to say.
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From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
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From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So I took up my Cause.
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From this reading What special cause it was there is no need to say.
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From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
not any; not one
From this reading What special cause it was there is no need to say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
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From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
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From this reading I had come to a strange city, to do a peculiar work.
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From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What special cause it was there is no need to say.
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From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I took up my Cause.
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From this reading What special cause it was there is no need to say.
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From this reading I had come to a strange city, to do a peculiar work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
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From this reading What special cause it was there is no need to say.
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From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had come to a strange city, to do a peculiar work.
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From this reading So I took up my Cause.
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From this reading So I took up my Cause.
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From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What special cause it was there is no need to say.
during the time that
From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
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From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
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From this reading I had come to a strange city, to do a peculiar work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last—and I was thirty-nine years old—I was free to render humanity the service I had always wanted to give.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was one of those that are never won while the world sins on, and yet are never lost.
