Chapter 6 of How to Be a Man is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of How to Be a Man is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL. Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school. When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents. To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority. You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.
Chapter 6 of How to Be a Man is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.”
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading “To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL.”
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.”
past form of “delegate” — transfer power to someone
From this reading “To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.”
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading “You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.”
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
From this reading “You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.”
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.”
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.
In this reading “BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL.”
In this reading “Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.
confined by bonds
From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
past form of “delegate” — transfer power to someone
From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
immediately past
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
Identical; not different.
From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.
an educational institution
From this reading BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL.
carry out
From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
at the time that
From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
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