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Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art
Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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LONDON, April 14, O.
S.
1747.
DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.
Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.
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Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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LONDON, April 14, O.
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S.
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1747.
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DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.
/dɪr bɔɪ ɪf juː fiːl hæf ðə ˈpleʒər frʌm ðə ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs ʌv ˈduːɪŋ wel ðæt aɪ duː frʌm ðə ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃənz aɪ hæv ˈleɪtli rəˈsiːvd ɪn jɔːr ˈfeɪvər frʌm ˈmɪstər hɑːrt aɪ ʃæl hæv ˈlɪtəl əˈkeɪʒən tuː ɪɡˈzɔːrt ɔːr ædˈmɑːnɪʃ juː ˈeni mɔːr tuː duː wʌt jɔːr oʊn ˌsætəˈsfækʃən ənd self lʌv wɪl səˈfɪʃəntli prɑːmpt juː tuː/
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Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.
/ˈmɪstər hɑːrt telz miː ðæt juː əˈtend ðæt juː əˈplaɪ tuː jɔːr ˈstʌdiz ənd ðæt bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ tuː ˌʌndərˈstænd juː bɪˈɡɪn tuː teɪst ðem/

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admonish verb US /ædˈmɑːnɪʃ/

advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

From this reading “DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.”

apply verb US /əˈplaɪ/

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading “Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.”

April noun US /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading “LONDON, April 14, O.”

exhort verb US /ɪɡˈzɔːrt/

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

From this reading “DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.”

Harte noun US /hɑːrt/

United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)

From this reading “DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.”

informations noun US /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃənz/

plural of “information” — a message received and understood

From this reading “DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.”

prompt verb US /prɑːmpt/

give an incentive for action

From this reading “DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.”

studies noun US /ˈstʌdiz/

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading “Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.”

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From this reading LONDON, April 14, O.

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From this reading 1747.

admonishverbUS /ædˈmɑːnɪʃ/

advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

applyverbUS /əˈplaɪ/

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.

AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading LONDON, April 14, O.

attendverbUS /əˈtend/

be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

From this reading Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.

beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.

beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.

BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

exhortverbUS /ɪɡˈzɔːrt/

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/

promote over another

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

HartenounUS /hɑːrt/

United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

informationsnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃənz/

plural of “information” — a message received and understood

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

latelyadverbUS /ˈleɪtli/

in the recent past

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

LONDONnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading LONDON, April 14, O.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

OnounUS /oʊ/

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, April 14, O.

occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

promptverbUS /prɑːmpt/

give an incentive for action

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading S.

satisfactionnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

selfnounUS /self/

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.

sufficientlyadverbUS /səˈfɪʃəntli/

to a sufficient degree

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

tasteverbUS /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.

tellsnounUS /telz/

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading Mr. Harte tells me that you attend, that you apply to your studies; and that beginning to understand, you begin to taste them.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading DEAR BOY: If you feel half the pleasure from the consciousness of doing well, that I do from the informations I have lately received in your favor from Mr. Harte, I shall have little occasion to exhort or admonish you any more to do what your own satisfaction and self love will sufficiently prompt you to.

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