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Essays — Second Series
Essays — Second Series

Chapter VII

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This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.
The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.
Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.
All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.
The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Essays — Second Series

Chapter VII

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.
Line 2
The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.
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Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.
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All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.
Line 5
The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.”

Purity noun US /ˈpjʊrəti/

the state of being morally clean and innocent

From this reading “All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

according

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From this reading All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.

affairs

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From this reading Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.

all

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From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

another's

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From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

application

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From this reading Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.

cooperates

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From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

down

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From this reading The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

element

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From this reading All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.

feel

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From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

gravity

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From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

heat

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From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

higher

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From this reading The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.

individual

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From this reading All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

justice

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From this reading Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.

light

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From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

like

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From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

lower

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From this reading The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

man's

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From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

natural

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From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

nature

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From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

natures

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From this reading All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

other

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From this reading The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

power

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From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

presence

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From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

pure

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From this reading The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/

the state of being morally clean and innocent

From this reading All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.

reason

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From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

runs

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From this reading The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

scale

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From this reading All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.

simple

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From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

stand

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From this reading All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.

summit

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From this reading Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading All individual natures stand in a scale, according to the purity of this element in them.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.

Truth

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From this reading Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs.

vessel

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From this reading The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

water

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From this reading The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

why

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From this reading The reason why we feel one man's presence and do not feel another's is as simple as gravity.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The will of the pure runs down from them into other natures as water runs down from a higher into a lower vessel.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading This is a natural power, like light and heat, and all nature cooperates with it.