Chapter 7 of Crime and Its Causes is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Crime and Its Causes is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CRIMINAL IN BODY AND MIND. Has the criminal any bodily and mental characteristics which differentiate him from the ordinary man? Does he differ from his fellows in height and weight? Does he possess a peculiar conformation of skull and brain? Is he anomalous in face and feature, in intellect, in will, in feeling?
Chapter 7 of Crime and Its Causes is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deviating from the general or common order or type
From this reading “Is he anomalous in face and feature, in intellect, in will, in feeling?”
in bodily form
From this reading “Has the criminal any bodily and mental characteristics which differentiate him from the ordinary man?”
plural of “characteristic” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “Has the criminal any bodily and mental characteristics which differentiate him from the ordinary man?”
be different
From this reading “Does he differ from his fellows in height and weight?”
mark as different
From this reading “Has the criminal any bodily and mental characteristics which differentiate him from the ordinary man?”
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “Is he anomalous in face and feature, in intellect, in will, in feeling?”
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading “Is he anomalous in face and feature, in intellect, in will, in feeling?”
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading “Does he possess a peculiar conformation of skull and brain?”
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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 Does he possess a peculiar conformation of skull and brain?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CRIMINAL IN BODY AND MIND.
deviating from the general or common order or type
From this reading Is he anomalous in face and feature, in intellect, in will, in feeling?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Has the criminal any bodily and mental characteristics which differentiate him from the ordinary man?
in bodily form
From this reading Has the criminal any bodily and mental characteristics which differentiate him from the ordinary man?
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading THE CRIMINAL IN BODY AND MIND.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Does he possess a peculiar conformation of skull and brain?
plural of “characteristic” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Has the criminal any bodily and mental characteristics which differentiate him from the ordinary man?
a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
From this reading Does he possess a peculiar conformation of skull and brain?
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading THE CRIMINAL IN BODY AND MIND.
be different
From this reading Does he differ from his fellows in height and weight?
mark as different
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the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does he differ from his fellows in height and weight?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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a prominent attribute or aspect of something
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the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Has the criminal any bodily and mental characteristics which differentiate him from the ordinary man?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has the criminal any bodily and mental characteristics which differentiate him from the ordinary man?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Has the criminal any bodily and mental characteristics which differentiate him from the ordinary man?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CRIMINAL IN BODY AND MIND.
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading Is he anomalous in face and feature, in intellect, in will, in feeling?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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involving the mind or an intellectual process
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The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE CRIMINAL IN BODY AND MIND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a judge of a probate court
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beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
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have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading Does he possess a peculiar conformation of skull and brain?
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading Does he possess a peculiar conformation of skull and brain?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRIMINAL IN BODY AND MIND.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Does he differ from his fellows in height and weight?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Is he anomalous in face and feature, in intellect, in will, in feeling?
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