Chapter 9 of Letters to His Son, 1752 On the Fine Art of is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Letters to His Son, 1752 On the Fine Art of is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONDON, March 16, O. S. 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world? Do you find that you gain knowledge? And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement? You will possibly ask me how you can judge of that yourself.
Chapter 9 of Letters to His Son, 1752 On the Fine Art of is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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every day; without missing a day
From this reading “And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?”
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading “And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?”
obtain
From this reading “Do you find that you gain knowledge?”
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading “And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?”
by chance
From this reading “You will possibly ask me how you can judge of that yourself.”
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?”
being of use or service
From this reading “1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?”
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From this reading LONDON, March 16, O. S.
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From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
(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 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You will possibly ask me how you can judge of that yourself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You will possibly ask me how you can judge of that yourself.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?
dearly loved
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Do you find that you gain knowledge?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
obtain
From this reading Do you find that you gain knowledge?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
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From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading You will possibly ask me how you can judge of that yourself.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Do you find that you gain knowledge?
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, March 16, O. S.
march in a procession
From this reading LONDON, March 16, O. S.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You will possibly ask me how you can judge of that yourself.
used to form the superlative
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
absolutely essential
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading LONDON, March 16, O. S.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
on one occasion
From this reading And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?
by chance
From this reading You will possibly ask me how you can judge of that yourself.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LONDON, March 16, O. S.
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you find that you gain knowledge?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
being of use or service
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will possibly ask me how you can judge of that yourself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 1752 MY DEAR FRIEND: How do you go on with the most useful and most necessary of all studies, the study of the world?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And does your daily experience at once extend and demonstrate your improvement?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You will possibly ask me how you can judge of that yourself.
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