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How to Be a Man

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of How to Be a Man is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ON BEING USEFUL.
Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?
The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.
The horse and the dog are the servants of man.
Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.
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How to Be a Man

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of How to Be a Man is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ON BEING USEFUL.
/ɑːn ˈbiːɪŋ ˈjuːsfəl/
Line 2
Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?
/kæn juː faɪnd ˈeni θɪŋ ɪn ɔːl ðə wɜːrks ʌv ˈneɪtʃər wɪtʃ ɪz nɑːt meɪd fɔːr sʌm juːs/
Line 3
The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.
/ðə kaʊ ɡɪvz mɪlk ðə ɑːks ˈleɪbərz ɪn ðə fiːld ðə ʃiːp ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪz wʊl fɔːr ˈkloʊðɪŋ ənd ɔːl ʌv ðem prəˈvaɪd ʌs wɪð miːt/
Line 4
The horse and the dog are the servants of man.
/ðə hɔːrs ənd ðə dɔːɡ ɑːr ðə ˈsɜːrvənts ʌv mæn/
Line 5
Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

Learner Dictionary

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.

cow noun US /kaʊ/

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading “The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.”

Creator noun US /kriˈeɪtər/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.”

furnishes verb US /ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪz/

third-person singular of “furnish” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading “The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.”

insect noun US /ˈɪnsekt/

small air-breathing arthropod

From this reading “Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.”

labors noun US /ˈleɪbərz/

plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading “The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.”

perform verb US /pərˈfɔːrm/

carry out or perform an action

From this reading “Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.”

provide verb US /prəˈvaɪd/

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading “The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.”

wool noun US /wʊl/

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

From this reading “The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

any thing adjective + noun

In this reading “Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?”

carrying out verb + adjective counted as “carry out”

put in effect

In this reading “Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.”

find any verb + adjective

In this reading “Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?”

in the field preposition + article + noun counted as “in … field”

In this reading “The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.”

All words in this reading · 57

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.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The horse and the dog are the servants of man.

BEINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading ON BEING USEFUL.

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

carryingverbUS /ˈkæriɪŋ/

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/

a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

cownounUS /kaʊ/

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

CreatornounUS /kriˈeɪtər/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

designnounUS /dɪˈzaɪn/

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

dognounUS /dɔːɡ/

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading The horse and the dog are the servants of man.

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

furnishesverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪz/

third-person singular of “furnish” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

givesnounUS /ɡɪvz/

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

horsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The horse and the dog are the servants of man.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

insectnounUS /ˈɪnsekt/

small air-breathing arthropod

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

laborsnounUS /ˈleɪbərz/

plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The horse and the dog are the servants of man.

meatnounUS /miːt/

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

milknounUS /mɪlk/

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON BEING USEFUL.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

oxnounUS /ɑːks/

an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/

carry out or perform an action

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading The horse and the dog are the servants of man.

sheepnounUS /ʃiːp/

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

USEFULadjectiveUS /ˈjuːsfəl/

being of use or service

From this reading ON BEING USEFUL.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

woolnounUS /wʊl/

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

From this reading The cow gives milk, the ox labors in the field, the sheep furnishes wool for clothing, and all of them provide us with meat.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Every animal,--every little insect,--has its place, and its work to perform, carrying out the great design of its Creator.

worksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Can you find any thing, in all the works of Nature, which is not made for some use?

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