Chapter 3 of Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances. The man is all. Everything has two sides, a good and an evil. Every advantage has its tax. I learn to be content.
Chapter 3 of Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “Every advantage has its tax.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “I learn to be content.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “I learn to be content.”
deliver a sermon
From this reading “Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.”
levy a tax on
From this reading “Every advantage has its tax.”
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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 Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Every advantage has its tax.
(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 Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I learn to be content.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading I learn to be content.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every advantage has its tax.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I learn to be content.
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From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man is all.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Every advantage has its tax.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I learn to be content.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man is all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
deliver a sermon
From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
levy a tax on
From this reading Every advantage has its tax.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I learn to be content.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Everything has two sides, a good and an evil.
Chapter 3 of Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 3 holds 422 sentences of Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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