Chapter 4 of Life Without and Life Within is here in full — 762 sentences across 153 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Life Without and Life Within is here in full — 762 sentences across 153 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POEMS. FREEDOM AND TRUTH. TO A FRIEND. The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end. Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.
Chapter 4 of Life Without and Life Within is here in full — 762 sentences across 153 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.”
appoint to a clerical posts
From this reading “Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.”
emanating from God
From this reading “Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.”
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading “FREEDOM AND TRUTH.”
obtain
From this reading “The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “POEMS.”
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading “The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.”
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading “The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TO A FRIEND.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FREEDOM AND TRUTH.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.
appoint to a clerical posts
From this reading Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.
emanating from God
From this reading Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading FREEDOM AND TRUTH.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading TO A FRIEND.
obtain
From this reading The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading POEMS.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.
not in physical motion
From this reading Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Freedom should build the temple, but the shrine Be consecrate to thought still more divine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO A FRIEND.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading FREEDOM AND TRUTH.
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading The shrine is vowed to freedom, but, my friend, Freedom is but a means to gain an end.
Chapter 4 of Life Without and Life Within by Margaret Fuller holds 762 sentences, grouped into 153 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 4 holds 762 sentences of Life Without and Life Within, unabridged, divided into 153 reading sections.
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