Chapter 8 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes. Rely on your own strength of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance. Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world. Love your God and your fellowmen.
Chapter 8 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “architect” — someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading “* * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.”
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “* * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.”
incapable of being overcome or subdued
From this reading “Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.”
plural of “lever” — a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading “Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.”
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading “Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.”
have faith or confidence in
From this reading “Rely on your own strength of body and soul.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
put trust in with confidence
In this reading “Rely on your own strength of body and soul.”
In this reading “* * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.”
In this reading “Rely on your own strength of body and soul.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rely on your own strength of body and soul.
plural of “architect” — someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading * * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Rely on your own strength of body and soul.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Love your God and your fellowmen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Take for your star self-reliance.
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading * * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Love your God and your fellowmen.
incapable of being overcome or subdued
From this reading Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.
plural of “lever” — a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love your God and your fellowmen.
the force of workers available
From this reading * * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rely on your own strength of body and soul.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading * * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.
have faith or confidence in
From this reading Rely on your own strength of body and soul.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.
personal independence
From this reading Take for your star self-reliance.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Rely on your own strength of body and soul.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Take for your star self-reliance.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Rely on your own strength of body and soul.
carry out
From this reading Take for your star self-reliance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading * * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading * * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading * * * * * Young men, you are the architects of your own fortunes.
Chapter 8 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book by Harry Pratt [Editor] Judson holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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 8 holds 231 sentences of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book by Harry Pratt [Editor] Judson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 231 sentences, grouped into 47 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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