Chapter 2 of The Common Sense of Socialism A Series is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Common Sense of Socialism A Series is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And here beginneth our second lesson, Jonathan. We must now consider how wealth is produced. The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources. That is a very simple answer, which you can easily remember. But I want you to examine it well.
Chapter 2 of The Common Sense of Socialism A Series is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading “The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.”
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “But I want you to examine it well.”
red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
From this reading “And here beginneth our second lesson, Jonathan.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “And here beginneth our second lesson, Jonathan.”
plural of “resource” — available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading “The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.”
plural of “socialist” — a political advocate of socialism
From this reading “The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.”
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading “We must now consider how wealth is produced.”
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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 That is a very simple answer, which you can easily remember.
(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 The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here beginneth our second lesson, Jonathan.
react verbally
From this reading That is a very simple answer, which you can easily remember.
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here beginneth our second lesson, Jonathan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I want you to examine it well.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading That is a very simple answer, which you can easily remember.
deem to be
From this reading We must now consider how wealth is produced.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading That is a very simple answer, which you can easily remember.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading But I want you to examine it well.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here beginneth our second lesson, Jonathan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We must now consider how wealth is produced.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I want you to examine it well.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We must now consider how wealth is produced.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I want you to examine it well.
red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
From this reading And here beginneth our second lesson, Jonathan.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.
a unit of instruction
From this reading And here beginneth our second lesson, Jonathan.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now consider how wealth is produced.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now consider how wealth is produced.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And here beginneth our second lesson, Jonathan.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading We must now consider how wealth is produced.
To recall to mind.
From this reading That is a very simple answer, which you can easily remember.
plural of “resource” — available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.
express in words
From this reading The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading And here beginneth our second lesson, Jonathan.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading That is a very simple answer, which you can easily remember.
plural of “socialist” — a political advocate of socialism
From this reading The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Socialists say that all wealth is produced by labor applied to natural resources.
precisely as stated
From this reading That is a very simple answer, which you can easily remember.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But I want you to examine it well.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now consider how wealth is produced.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading We must now consider how wealth is produced.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But I want you to examine it well.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That is a very simple answer, which you can easily remember.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is a very simple answer, which you can easily remember.
Chapter 2 of The Common Sense of Socialism A Series by John Spargo holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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