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Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II
Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.
The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."
'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?
'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.
I was greatly disappointed in my relation to him.
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Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.
/duː nɑːt faɪnd fɔːlt wɪð ðə ˈhɜːrməts ənd ˈskɑːlərz/
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The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."
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'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?
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'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.
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I was greatly disappointed in my relation to him.
/aɪ wɑːz ˈɡreɪtli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd ɪn maɪ riˈleɪʃən tuː hɪm/

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cultivated adjective US /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/

(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing

From this reading “'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.”

graces noun US /ˈɡreɪsɪz/

plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading “'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.”

hermits noun US /ˈhɜːrməts/

plural of “hermit” — one retired from society for religious reasons

From this reading “'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.”

intimacy noun US /ˈɪntəməsi/

close or warm friendship

From this reading “'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.”

purity noun US /ˈpjʊrəti/

being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

From this reading “'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.”

questioning adjective US /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/

perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

From this reading “'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.”

scholars noun US /ˈskɑːlərz/

plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading “'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.”

tendency noun US /ˈtendənsi/

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading “'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.”

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absoluteadjectiveUS /ˈæbsəluːt/

perfect or complete or pure

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/

past form of “arrest” — take into custody

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/

the cognitive process that leads to convictions

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

cultivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/

(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

disappointedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading I was greatly disappointed in my relation to him.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading 'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."

excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

faultnounUS /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading 'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading 'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

gracesnounUS /ˈɡreɪsɪz/

plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading I was greatly disappointed in my relation to him.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."

hermitsnounUS /ˈhɜːrməts/

plural of “hermit” — one retired from society for religious reasons

From this reading 'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

infiniteadjectiveUS /ˈɪnfənət/

having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

intellectnounUS /ˈɪntəlekt/

knowledge and intellectual ability

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/

close or warm friendship

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

measurenounUS /ˈmeʒər/

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

measuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/

plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

MinepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was greatly disappointed in my relation to him.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."

puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/

being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/

perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

relationnounUS /riˈleɪʃən/

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading I was greatly disappointed in my relation to him.

religionnounUS /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

scholarsnounUS /ˈskɑːlərz/

plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading 'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.

seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

Telemachus

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From this reading The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."

tendencynounUS /ˈtendənsi/

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading 'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading 'After the first excitement of intimacy with him,--when I was made so happy by his high tendency, absolute purity, the freedom and infinite graces of an intellect cultivated much beyond any I had known,--came with me the questioning season.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 'All do the work, whether they will or no; but he is "mine own Telemachus" who does it in the spirit of religion, never believing that the last results can be arrested in any one measure or set of measures, listening always to the voice of the Spirit,--and who does this more than ----?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading 'Do not find fault with the hermits and scholars.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The true text is:-- "Mine own Telemachus He does his work--I mine."

Chapter 3 of Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II by Margaret Fuller holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.

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