Chapter 2 of Anecdotes for boys is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Anecdotes for boys is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOY MAKES THE MAN. A man's character is formed early in life. There may be some exceptions. In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood. But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
Chapter 2 of Anecdotes for boys is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading “But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.”
plural of “exception” — a deliberate act of omission
From this reading “There may be some exceptions.”
having or given a form or shape
From this reading “A man's character is formed early in life.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.”
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading “But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.”
plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something
From this reading “In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.”
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading “In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A man's character is formed early in life.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
later than; following
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There may be some exceptions.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOY MAKES THE MAN.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading A man's character is formed early in life.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading A man's character is formed early in life.
divisible by two
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
plural of “exception” — a deliberate act of omission
From this reading There may be some exceptions.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading A man's character is formed early in life.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man's character is formed early in life.
plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man's character is formed early in life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A man's character is formed early in life.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading THE BOY MAKES THE MAN.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE BOY MAKES THE MAN.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man's character is formed early in life.
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There may be some exceptions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
a human being
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There may be some exceptions.
not in physical motion
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
carry out
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY MAKES THE MAN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There may be some exceptions.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But, even in such cases, many of the early habits of thought, feeling, and action still remain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
precisely as stated
From this reading In some instances, very great changes take place after a person has grown to manhood.
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