Chapter 16 of How to Be a Man is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of How to Be a Man is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
READING. READING occupies a very important place in education. It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge. It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated. But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.
Chapter 16 of How to Be a Man is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of craving something
From this reading “But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.”
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading “It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.”
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading “But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.”
third-person singular of “occupy” — keep busy with
From this reading “READING occupies a very important place in education.”
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading “It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge.”
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading “But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.”
not being under control; out of control
From this reading “But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.”
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 “It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading READING occupies a very important place in education.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading READING occupies a very important place in education.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.
of great significance or value
From this reading READING occupies a very important place in education.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading READING occupies a very important place in education.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.
absolutely essential
From this reading It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.
third-person singular of “occupy” — keep busy with
From this reading READING occupies a very important place in education.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading READING occupies a very important place in education.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge.
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading READING.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It is, therefore, highly necessary that a taste for reading should be early cultivated.
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From this reading It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge.
not being under control; out of control
From this reading But a mere _taste for reading_, uncontrolled by intelligent principle, is a dangerous appetite.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It is one of the principal means of treasuring up knowledge.
precisely as stated
From this reading READING occupies a very important place in education.
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