Chapter 7 of Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
13. In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us. All promise outruns the performance. We live in a system of approximations. Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
Chapter 7 of Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “approximation” — an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading “We live in a system of approximations.”
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.”
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.”
third-person singular of “outrun” — run faster than
From this reading “All promise outruns the performance.”
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading “Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.”
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading “Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.”
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From this reading 13.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We live in a system of approximations.
(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 All promise outruns the performance.
in addition
From this reading Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
plural of “approximation” — an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading We live in a system of approximations.
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We live in a system of approximations.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
not any; not one
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
an insignificant place
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We live in a system of approximations.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
third-person singular of “outrun” — run faster than
From this reading All promise outruns the performance.
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading All promise outruns the performance.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading All promise outruns the performance.
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading We live in a system of approximations.
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All promise outruns the performance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We live in a system of approximations.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Every end is prospective of some other end, which is also temporary; a round and final success nowhere.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In like manner, there is throughout nature something mocking, something that leads us on and on, but arrives nowhere, keeps no faith with us.
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