Chapter 11 of The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury — Volume 01 is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury — Volume 01 is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF POWER AND ACT. 1. Power and cause are the same thing.—2. An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3. Active and passive power are parts only of plenary power.—4.
Chapter 11 of The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury — Volume 01 is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “OF POWER AND ACT.”
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading “Active and passive power are parts only of plenary power.—4.”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “Power and cause are the same thing.—2.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.”
the local environment
From this reading “Active and passive power are parts only of plenary power.—4.”
lacking in energy or will
From this reading “Active and passive power are parts only of plenary power.—4.”
full in all respects
From this reading “An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.”
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading “An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.”
In this reading “Power and cause are the same thing.—2.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading Power and cause are the same thing.—2.
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From this reading An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.
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From this reading Active and passive power are parts only of plenary power.—4.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading OF POWER AND ACT.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading Active and passive power are parts only of plenary power.—4.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF POWER AND ACT.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Power and cause are the same thing.—2.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Power and cause are the same thing.—2.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF POWER AND ACT.
and nothing more
From this reading Active and passive power are parts only of plenary power.—4.
the local environment
From this reading Active and passive power are parts only of plenary power.—4.
lacking in energy or will
From this reading Active and passive power are parts only of plenary power.—4.
full in all respects
From this reading An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading OF POWER AND ACT.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Power and cause are the same thing.—2.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Power and cause are the same thing.—2.
a special situation
From this reading Power and cause are the same thing.—2.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An act is produced at the same instant in which the power is plenary.—3.
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