Chapter 6 of Liberalism and the Social Problem is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Liberalism and the Social Problem is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House. It makes provision for the present. It makes greater provision for the future. Indirect taxation reaches the minimum. Food taxation reaches the minimum since the South African war.
Chapter 6 of Liberalism and the Social Problem is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading “Food taxation reaches the minimum since the South African war.”
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading “On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.”
express approval of
From this reading “On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.”
having intervening factors or persons or influences
From this reading “Indirect taxation reaches the minimum.”
the smallest possible quantity
From this reading “Indirect taxation reaches the minimum.”
a stipulated condition
From this reading “It makes provision for the present.”
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading “Indirect taxation reaches the minimum.”
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
From this reading “Indirect taxation reaches the minimum.”
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of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading Food taxation reaches the minimum since the South African war.
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.
express approval of
From this reading On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Food taxation reaches the minimum since the South African war.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It makes provision for the present.
yet to be or coming
From this reading It makes greater provision for the future.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading It makes greater provision for the future.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.
having intervening factors or persons or influences
From this reading Indirect taxation reaches the minimum.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes provision for the present.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes provision for the present.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.
the smallest possible quantity
From this reading Indirect taxation reaches the minimum.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It makes provision for the present.
a stipulated condition
From this reading It makes provision for the present.
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading Indirect taxation reaches the minimum.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Food taxation reaches the minimum since the South African war.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Food taxation reaches the minimum since the South African war.
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
From this reading Indirect taxation reaches the minimum.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Food taxation reaches the minimum since the South African war.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On many grounds we may commend this Budget to the House.
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