Chapter 35 of Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAP. I. _Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science. Strangely forgotten that Man is by nature a _naked_ animal. The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.
Chapter 35 of Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading “The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.”
a boy or man
From this reading “CHAP.”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.”
completely unclothed
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading “_Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.”
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading “_Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.”
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
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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 Strangely forgotten that Man is by nature a _naked_ animal.
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.
(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 _Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.
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From this reading The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Strangely forgotten that Man is by nature a _naked_ animal.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Strangely forgotten that Man is by nature a _naked_ animal.
a boy or man
From this reading CHAP.
clothing in general
From this reading _Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Strangely forgotten that Man is by nature a _naked_ animal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
a search for knowledge
From this reading The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strangely forgotten that Man is by nature a _naked_ animal.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Strangely forgotten that Man is by nature a _naked_ animal.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.
completely unclothed
From this reading Strangely forgotten that Man is by nature a _naked_ animal.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Strangely forgotten that Man is by nature a _naked_ animal.
not any; not one
From this reading _Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading _Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading _Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.
almost; nearly
From this reading The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading _Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading _Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.
in a strange manner
From this reading Strangely forgotten that Man is by nature a _naked_ animal.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Strangely forgotten that Man is by nature a _naked_ animal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The English mind all-too practically absorbed for any such inquiry.
but in spite of that
From this reading _Preliminary_ No Philosophy of Clothes yet, notwithstanding all our Science.
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