Chapter 4 of The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury — Volume 01 is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury — Volume 01 is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF PROPOSITION. 1. Divers kinds of speech.—2. Proposition defined.—3. Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.
Chapter 4 of The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury — Volume 01 is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
From this reading “Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.”
capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
From this reading “Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.”
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading “Proposition defined.—3.”
many and different
From this reading “Divers kinds of speech.—2.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Divers kinds of speech.—2.”
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
From this reading “Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.”
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading “OF PROPOSITION.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “Divers kinds of speech.—2.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading Divers kinds of speech.—2.
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From this reading Proposition defined.—3.
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
From this reading Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.
capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
From this reading Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.
an equating verb (such as “be” or “become”) that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
From this reading Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading Proposition defined.—3.
many and different
From this reading Divers kinds of speech.—2.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Divers kinds of speech.—2.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF PROPOSITION.
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
From this reading Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading OF PROPOSITION.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Divers kinds of speech.—2.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Subject, predicate, and copula, what they are; and abstract and concrete what.
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