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How to Be a Man

Chapter VI

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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.
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How to Be a Man

Chapter VI

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL.
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Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.
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When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.
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To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.
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You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.

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 “To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

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.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

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.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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.

apply

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From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL.

authority

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From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.

BEHAVIOR

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From this reading BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.

bound

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From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.

chapters

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From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.

delegated

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From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.

due

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From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.

give

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From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.

go

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From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

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.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.

Most

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From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.

obedience

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From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

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.

parents

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From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.

place

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From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.

reverence

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From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.

said

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From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You are bound, therefore, to give to them the same reverence and obedience which are due to your parents.

SCHOOL

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From this reading BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.

teachers

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From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

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.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To them, for the time being, your parents have delegated their authority.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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.

two

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From this reading Most of what I have said in the last two chapters will apply to your behavior at school.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

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.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

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.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When you go to school, your teachers take the place of your parents.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

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.