Chapter VIII
Common Sense. What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished? Custom. To make him better! Common Sense.
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Chapter VIII
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Common
Sense.
What
is
the
end
of
punishment
as
regards
the
individual
punished?
Custom.
To
make
him
better!
Common
Sense.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Common
Sense.
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What
is
the
end
of
punishment
as
regards
the
individual
punished?
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Custom.
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To
make
him
better!
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Common
Sense.
Learner Dictionary
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Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To make him better!”
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
better
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From this reading To make him better!
Common
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From this reading Common Sense.
Custom
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From this reading Custom.
end
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To make him better!
individual
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make him better!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
punished
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punishment
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regards
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Sense
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From this reading Common Sense.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To make him better!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the end of punishment as regards the individual punished?