Chapter 14 of How to Be a Man is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of How to Be a Man is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EDUCATION OF THE HEART. By the _heart_, I mean the _moral faculties_, in distinction from the _intellectual_. Any action is _moral_, which can be _praised_ or _blamed_. The _moral faculties_ are those which determine moral action. These faculties are, the _Conscience_, _Will_, and _Affections_.
Chapter 14 of How to Be a Man is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking
expletives used informally as intensifiers
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading “The _moral faculties_ are those which determine moral action.”
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading “By the _heart_, I mean the _moral faculties_, in distinction from the _intellectual_.”
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading “EDUCATION OF THE HEART.”
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading “These faculties are, the _Conscience_, _Will_, and _Affections_.”
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
past form of “praise” — express approval of
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Any action is _moral_, which can be _praised_ or _blamed_.
plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking
From this reading These faculties are, the _Conscience_, _Will_, and _Affections_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These faculties are, the _Conscience_, _Will_, and _Affections_.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any action is _moral_, which can be _praised_ or _blamed_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The _moral faculties_ are those which determine moral action.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Any action is _moral_, which can be _praised_ or _blamed_.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Any action is _moral_, which can be _praised_ or _blamed_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the _heart_, I mean the _moral faculties_, in distinction from the _intellectual_.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Any action is _moral_, which can be _praised_ or _blamed_.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading These faculties are, the _Conscience_, _Will_, and _Affections_.
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading The _moral faculties_ are those which determine moral action.
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading By the _heart_, I mean the _moral faculties_, in distinction from the _intellectual_.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading EDUCATION OF THE HEART.
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading By the _heart_, I mean the _moral faculties_, in distinction from the _intellectual_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By the _heart_, I mean the _moral faculties_, in distinction from the _intellectual_.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading EDUCATION OF THE HEART.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By the _heart_, I mean the _moral faculties_, in distinction from the _intellectual_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the _heart_, I mean the _moral faculties_, in distinction from the _intellectual_.
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading By the _heart_, I mean the _moral faculties_, in distinction from the _intellectual_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Any action is _moral_, which can be _praised_ or _blamed_.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading By the _heart_, I mean the _moral faculties_, in distinction from the _intellectual_.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading By the _heart_, I mean the _moral faculties_, in distinction from the _intellectual_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EDUCATION OF THE HEART.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Any action is _moral_, which can be _praised_ or _blamed_.
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading Any action is _moral_, which can be _praised_ or _blamed_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EDUCATION OF THE HEART.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These faculties are, the _Conscience_, _Will_, and _Affections_.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The _moral faculties_ are those which determine moral action.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Any action is _moral_, which can be _praised_ or _blamed_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading These faculties are, the _Conscience_, _Will_, and _Affections_.
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