Chapter 22 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONDON, June, O. S. 1752. MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning. The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
Chapter 22 of Letters to His Son, Complete On the Fine Art is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “able” — (usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.”
show off
From this reading “The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.”
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “LONDON, June, O.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.”
plural of “negotiator” — someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.”
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From this reading 1752.
comparative of “able” — (usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
show off
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
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From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
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From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
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From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading LONDON, June, O.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, June, O.
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From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
the force of workers available
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
plural of “negotiator” — someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
not any; not one
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
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, June, O.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The most famous French negotiators (and I know no nation that can boast of abler) have been military men, as Monsieur d'Harcourt, Comte d'Estrades, Marechal d'Uxelles, and others.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
precisely as stated
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Very few celebrated negotiators have been eminent for their learning.
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