Chapter 1 of Maxims for Revolutionists is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Maxims for Revolutionists is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good. Do not love your neighbor as yourself. If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.
Chapter 1 of Maxims for Revolutionists is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “Do not love your neighbor as yourself.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.”
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.”
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading “Their tastes may not be the same.”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.”
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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In this reading “Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.”
stick to firmly
In this reading “Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.”
In this reading “If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.”
In this reading “Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their tastes may not be the same.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.
an impudent statement
From this reading If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Do not love your neighbor as yourself.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Their tastes may not be the same.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Do not love your neighbor as yourself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.
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From this reading Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Their tastes may not be the same.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading Their tastes may not be the same.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their tastes may not be the same.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their tastes may not be the same.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.
an old word for “to”
From this reading Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you are on good terms with yourself it is an impertinence: if on bad, an injury.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do not love your neighbor as yourself.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Do not love your neighbor as yourself.
Chapter 1 of Maxims for Revolutionists by Bernard Shaw holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 1 holds 226 sentences of Maxims for Revolutionists, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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